Re: [semi-OT] Data archiving (was Re: Query on adding a USB hdd)

2007-05-25 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/25/07 13:44, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: [snip] >> But isn't that putting all your eggs in one basket? (Unless I'm >> mis-reading you.) > > 3 disks in three different locations (according to Douglas' > requirements). You'd h

Re: [semi-OT] Data archiving (was Re: Query on adding a USB hdd)

2007-05-25 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ron Johnson wrote: > On 05/25/07 09:04, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: >> Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > [snip] >>> True. However, for a small data set (under 1 GB) the need for three >>> copies means three hard drives. Using a hard drive and rewriting ove

Re: [semi-OT] Data archiving (was Re: Query on adding a USB hdd)

2007-05-25 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/25/07 09:04, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: [snip] >> True. However, for a small data set (under 1 GB) the need for three >> copies means three hard drives. Using a hard drive and rewriting over >> it means that you loo

Re: [semi-OT] Data archiving (was Re: Query on adding a USB hdd)

2007-05-25 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 10:41:18AM +0200, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: >> Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: >>> No. I figure a CD is good for at least a year. Every year, I >>> pull the two netinst cds from the bank, take an SHA h

Re: [semi-OT] Data archiving (was Re: Query on adding a USB hdd)

2007-05-25 Thread Douglas Allan Tutty
On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 10:41:18AM +0200, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > > No. I figure a CD is good for at least a year. Every year, I > > pull the two netinst cds from the bank, take an SHA hash and compare it > > with the written notes, then run something like cdck o

Re: [semi-OT] Data archiving (was Re: Query on adding a USB hdd)

2007-05-25 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > On Wed, May 23, 2007 at 10:49:51PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: >> On 05/23/07 20:17, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: >>> On Wed, May 23, 2007 at 07:05:23PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: >>> > It would be very nice if there was a u

Re: [semi-OT] Data archiving (was Re: Query on adding a USB hdd)

2007-05-24 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/24/07 18:58, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > On Thu, May 24, 2007 at 06:08:21PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > > >>> There is something to be said for casting something in plain text in >>> bronze and gold plating it. >> Buffered lignin-free paper. >

Re: [semi-OT] Data archiving (was Re: Query on adding a USB hdd)

2007-05-24 Thread Douglas Allan Tutty
On Thu, May 24, 2007 at 06:08:21PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > > > There is something to be said for casting something in plain text in > > bronze and gold plating it. > > Buffered lignin-free paper. > Burns. Bronze melts. Pottery breaks. Acid rain eats granite. I guess the bottom line is

Re: [semi-OT] Data archiving (was Re: Query on adding a USB hdd)

2007-05-24 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/24/07 16:18, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > On Thu, May 24, 2007 at 12:03:15PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > > >>> Never heard of ODF, or is it specific to *Office programmes? >>> Personally, I save my latex as latex. The origional contents are >>

Re: [semi-OT] Data archiving (was Re: Query on adding a USB hdd)

2007-05-24 Thread Douglas Allan Tutty
On Thu, May 24, 2007 at 12:03:15PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > > > Never heard of ODF, or is it specific to *Office programmes? > > Personally, I save my latex as latex. The origional contents are > > plainly visible. > > Never heard of ODF It's the OpenOffice.org 2.0 document format, > ak

Re: [semi-OT] Data archiving (was Re: Query on adding a USB hdd)

2007-05-24 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/24/07 08:47, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > On Wed, May 23, 2007 at 10:49:51PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: >> On 05/23/07 20:17, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: >>> On Wed, May 23, 2007 at 07:05:23PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: >>> > It would be very ni

Re: [semi-OT] Data archiving (was Re: Query on adding a USB hdd)

2007-05-24 Thread Douglas Allan Tutty
On Wed, May 23, 2007 at 10:49:51PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 05/23/07 20:17, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > > On Wed, May 23, 2007 at 07:05:23PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > > > >>> It would be very nice if there was a universal cross-platform rw + > >>> encrypt filesystem for archives. Somethin

[semi-OT] Data archiving (was Re: Query on adding a USB hdd)

2007-05-23 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/23/07 20:17, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > On Wed, May 23, 2007 at 07:05:23PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > >>> It would be very nice if there was a universal cross-platform rw + >>> encrypt filesystem for archives. Something that you could be conf