> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-devel-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-devel-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carwyn Edwards > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 2:15 PM > To: Development discussions related to Fedora Core > Subject: Re: Homedir backup (was Re: "Stateless Linux" project) > > > <summary>Stuff about identifying which network we are on to see if we > want to do backup.</summary> > > If I'm away at a conference with my laptop and they have WiFi access to > the internet, I don't care which network I am on. I still want to back > up my home directory though. > I've got concur and say for homedir backup, the obvious solution is allowing the user to enable and disable it easily. I like the idea of a taskbar throbber applet, and I'd like to easily be able to run some sort of command to enable backups, backup now, and disable backups as well. Right-click menu options on the throbber or whatever would be nice too. Automatically determining the state based on the network is easily solved once the basics are there. I currently have no easy and efficient solution to backup up my home directory on a stateful machine and sync it back, so I'd prefer to see that happen first. I think the place to tackle this stuff first for both the home directory and system configuration aspects is with regard to choosing files to backup intelligently. Someone pointed out that their rpm folder is monstrous. Mine is too, as are bunches of other folders floating through my home directory and system. Perhaps a simple standardized home directory layout is in order. For instance: One might have a ~/tmp into which ~/rpm/BUILD and other junk accumulators would be linked. It would have a no-backup policy. Then perhaps a ~/static or some such where one could put their music files, movie rips, ~/rpm/SRPMS, random tarball downloads, fedora install tree mirrors, or whatever else they might be hauling around that never changes. Such a folder could (and should) have a different (lower priority, server-wins?) sync policy than, for instance ~/Maildir (high priority, last update wins?). I realize rsync exclude lists can work around more complex layouts, but I think the idea here is to automate and simplify. In addition, I want 2-way sync on at least some part of my home directory. Splitting it up into a few different policies makes automated sync conflict resolution easier. Anyway, just another $0.02.
