Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Folderol Newsgroups: uk.comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,uk.d-i-y Subject: Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 09:14:13 +0000 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 30 Message-ID: <20150312091413.0d31eda3@debian> References: <4khjsb-2oj.ln1@squidward.dionic.net> <54f73bc4$0$38615$b1db1813$5ba256c5@news.astraweb.com> <7p5ksb-n64.ln1@squidward.dionic.net> <55014cb2$0$64285$b1db1813$1367588f@news.astraweb.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="4c8c017bf2000d02e906f28de06f0c9d"; logging-data="17746"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+E4m20fj/ahc09oUeuvZP2DwUAD7GrUNY=" X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 3.11.1 (GTK+ 2.24.25; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Cancel-Lock: sha1:9bCj9Y8zUOZJuEJnb5ICPXtRvBA= Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:14025 On Thu, 12 Mar 2015 08:22:13 +0000 "Dennis@home" wrote: > On 11/03/2015 22:42, John F wrote: > > > Exactly - and you can purchase a 1TB drive and a fireproof safe to put it in > > for less than the cost of a years rental on a good cloud server > > As long as you know one hdd in a fireproof safe isn't a good backup. > > The disk will break if the safe isn't waterproof. > The disk will break when the safe falls as the building crumples > The disk will break when the safe gets too hot as the fire rating is for > paper and it costs a lot more for one that will keep a disk safe. > It doesn't stop some scrote pinching your computer and the safe. > The disk will fail while copying the backup just as the main disk fails. > You copy any data errors caused by software to the backup and lose the data. > > Do you want anymore reasons why its not a good idea? > What a load of twaddle. If we're into Armageddon scenarios I don't think anyone would be considering data security! Also, conversely, if your data is stored remotely. What if the country the server is in has change of government, a revolution, a nuclear attack, a tsunami, earthquake, meteor strike, blah blah blah. -- W J G