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Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Is rdiff-backup outdated?
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Greg Freemyer |
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Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Is rdiff-backup outdated? |
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Mon, 13 May 2013 16:59:38 -0400 |
On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 4:41 PM, Ans Alghamdi <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
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> I just find it a bit odd that this powerful tool does not have any bug fix
> (if there are any) since 2009!
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> So is it outdated, or its so powerful that there is no need for any update?
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> I've already posted this quastion on serverfault at:
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> http://serverfault.com/questions/507259/is-rdiff-backup-outdated?
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> (P.S. The reason behind this is that I'm looking for a backup tool.
> rdiff-backup really suits my needs but the lack of bug fixes/active
> development is what is keeping me away)
You have good timing. rdiff-backup has been without a maintainer for
a while. That changed a couple days ago.
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/rdiff-backup-users/2013-05/msg00008.html
fyi: I've been using it since 10 years or so ago. It's a great tool
and I haven't really noticed a couple year gap without a maintainer.
The first task Edward (the new maintainer) seems to be chasing is
cleaning up the website.
Greg