Comment Re:Backup (Score 0) 520
Actually, TFA makes a valid point, however hidden under a layer of trollish language and general lack of substance (IMHO).
Users do care most about their own data, whereas programmers and geeks care more about their "environment", i.e. OS and applications. The latter can be restored easily (though it takes time), whereas restoring someone's collection of personal poetry is a lot harder. We also know that users are quite careless with regards to backups and overall system maintenance.
So why not go the extra step for them and reduce the amount of homework they have to do?
How about a versioned file system, where a deleted object "foo" is simply a version of "foo" that isn't linked to any directory (or container)? For more advanced uses offer configuration options that copy older versions onto different mounted media. Furthermore, a querying mechanism allows applications to retrieve a changelog of the file system and backup the changes (thus creating an incremental backup).
Users do care most about their own data, whereas programmers and geeks care more about their "environment", i.e. OS and applications. The latter can be restored easily (though it takes time), whereas restoring someone's collection of personal poetry is a lot harder. We also know that users are quite careless with regards to backups and overall system maintenance.
So why not go the extra step for them and reduce the amount of homework they have to do?
How about a versioned file system, where a deleted object "foo" is simply a version of "foo" that isn't linked to any directory (or container)? For more advanced uses offer configuration options that copy older versions onto different mounted media. Furthermore, a querying mechanism allows applications to retrieve a changelog of the file system and backup the changes (thus creating an incremental backup).
