From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 16 21:54:48 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx2.freebsd.org (mx2.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::35]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6CED9106568D for ; Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:54:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cperciva@freebsd.org) Received: from xps.daemonology.net (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx2.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D208F154793 for ; Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:54:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 5680 invoked from network); 16 Aug 2009 21:54:47 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO xps.daemonology.net) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 16 Aug 2009 21:54:47 -0000 Message-ID: <4A888026.8020507@freebsd.org> Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:54:46 -0700 From: Colin Percival User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 (X11/20090808) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Murray Stokely References: <986a34160908161107g6bbb1d8bj94e6ad4d9b01f2e5@mail.gmail.com> <2a7894eb0908161424w5c2d49c0m8017325a53eb66db@mail.gmail.com> <4A887C2C.6010608@freebsd.org> <2a7894eb0908161446j6ea4db1an6b9425923966e0e4@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <2a7894eb0908161446j6ea4db1an6b9425923966e0e4@mail.gmail.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.96.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Backup Basics X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:54:48 -0000 Murray Stokely wrote: > A fair point, and in that case perhaps a short paragraph introducing > the reader to the class of cloud based online backup systems as a > viable alternative to tape backup solutions in 2009, rather than > listing any specific services. Right, I think if the handbook ventures outside of discussing the tools which are built into FreeBSD, it should probably be limited to discussing the pros and cons of various *types* of tools rather than discussing specific tools. A few months ago I wrote some text at http://www.webhostingtalk.com/wiki/Backups which was an attempt to give people a framework for deciding what they should look for in a backup solution -- I don't know if it's useful, but if anyone wants to take some or all of that text for the handbook, you can consider it public domain. -- Colin Percival Security Officer, FreeBSD | freebsd.org | The power to serve Founder / author, Tarsnap | tarsnap.com | Online backups for the truly paranoid