BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] Status on new BackupPC v4

2016-04-22 09:42:21
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Status on new BackupPC v4
From: Sorin Srbu <Sorin.Srbu AT orgfarm.uu DOT se>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 13:41:35 +0000
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom [mailto:chrome AT real-time DOT com]
> Sent: den 22 april 2016 14:05
> To: General list for user discussion, questions and support <backuppc-
> users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
> Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Status on new BackupPC v4
> 
> On 04/22 01:15 , Michael Schumacher wrote:
> > Some weeks ago, I installed BackupPC on a Banana Pi based on a Centos7
> > OS environment. The support for that ARM-platform is still very
> > basic, but even if the EPEL-repo is not available, I managed to get all
> > necessary perl components installed. Partly by building them with CPAN
> > or from rebuilding RPMs from source. It took me about two evenings to
> > collect all bits and pieces.
> 
> That may be acceptable if you're a programmer who knows the ins and outs
of
> CPAN, and is willing to keep track of software installed from source.
> However, those of us who administrate dozens or hundreds of machines
> (amongst which BackupPC is just one piece of software) require packaging
> which integrates with the OS. The installation process should be as simple
> as 'apt-get install backuppc', answer some questions, edit a few config
> files, and you're done. It's already more work to install BackupPC than it
> is Crashplan, and it offers fewer features (in some ways). BPC still wins
on
> cost, transparency, and flexibility of operation; but it does not solve
all
> our backup needs (such as client-driven push backups or site replication)
> and as such is only one of several backup solutions we use.

Good one Carl.

I was kinda' going towards that conclusion myself.

If I can't figure out a piece of software in about two hours it's out. 
Being the "it-department" over here puts stress on time spent on stuff.

-- 
//Sorin

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