Josh Rubin wrote at about 08:51:43 -0400 on Tuesday, June 2, 2009:
 > I hope this question isn't too dumb, but why does backuppc need to use
 > hard links?
 > Of course, nobody wants to change a widely used program in a way that
 > breaks everything,
 > so this is really a question about some new, future program.
 > Isn't the pool just a form of hash table that could be implemented lots
 > of ways?

Yes - you could use a database -- see other active thread. But
BackupPC uses hard links presumably because it was initially easier,
faster, and more elegant.

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