On Mar 3, 2011, at 2:05 AM, Chris Parsons wrote:
> reading this, and the other things you've sent, I wonder if it
>> would be better to forget about backward compatibility.
>> given the storage efficiency it's just not a huge burden to start
>> over.
>
> I would disagree. I would like to move to 4.0 - however, I need to bring
> my backup history with me. Otherwise the only method of upgrading is to
> move to a new server. Starting over means that I have no current backups.
This may be the case with your configuration but it wouldn't be the case
for everyone. Many could just add another few disks to the server, leave the
old
backuppc there for restores, and be done.
Obviously this should not be a *goal* but it has a cost, and the benefit
should be well understood too.
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