[buug] backup devices

[Rick Moen]

Quoting f.johan.beisser (jan at caustic.org):

[good stuff]

My god.  _Finally_ some reasonable comments on backups.  <grin>

Some supplemental materials, in case they'll help:

1.  Karsten Self's Linux Backups mini-FAQ (generally useful on *ix):
http://kmself.home.netcom.com/Linux/FAQs/backups.html

That document links to my backup-software archive, here:
http://linuxmafia.com/pub/linux/backup/

Here is my table of points of comparison among tape technologies:
http://linuxmafia.com/~rick/linux-info/tape-backup-types

And here are various critiques I've sent to Karsten for future coverage 
in his Linux Backups mini-FAQ, on points I think he missed:
http://linuxmafia.com/~rick/linux-info/tape-backup

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