Re: Your backup is unsafe!

Alexander Viro (viro@math.psu.edu)
Mon, 2 Aug 1999 06:21:25 -0400 (EDT)


On Mon, 2 Aug 1999, Henrik Olsen wrote:

> As far as I can see, this whole mess is a result of a fundamental
> limitation in Linux, Unix in general, and tar specifically.
>
> This limitation is one of *nix not understanding, or at least not
> supporting sanely, the concept of multiple namespaces for the same data.

Wonderful. But Linux is UNIX. If you need incompatible model you know
where to find it. BTW, if you consider VFAT as anything even remotely sane
- I have a nice bridge for you.

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