[buug] Bup creator to give presentation Apr 9 or 10

[Karen Hogoboom]

I am interested in attending.

On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Tony Godshall <togo at of.net> wrote:

> Hi everyone
>
> Bup "it backs things up" does efficient sub-file deduplication and
> compression suitable for disk-to-disk or disk-to-remote-host backups.
>
> It's based git and python and the rolling-checksum concept that makes
> rsync transfers so efficient.
>
> Bup has no user-friendly graphical UI yet- this will be more about the
> technology and the commandline interface.
>
> Avery wrote his Ph.D. thesis on this idea- it's sure to be
> interesting, especially if you are familiar with git and hashes and
> data compression algorithms.
>
> Avery will be in town in about a week and has agreed to give a
> presentation, and I'm working on the details.  No location has been
> set yet- I thought I'd get the general word out sooner rather than
> later to make sure word gets to the right people.  Please respond
> privately if you hope to attend so I can figure out whether I can host
> it at my place in SF or if I'll need to look for a bigger venue...
> I'll send the specific location and schedule soon as it's firm.
>
> Best Regards.
>
> Tony
>
>
>
> PS1: If you websearch for "bup", you'll be disappointed.  Searching
> for "bup It Backs Things Up" gives much better results.
>
> PS2: Feel free to forward
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