On 05/10/2012 05:34 PM, Daniel Barrett wrote:
I'm wondering how other people in our community balance two competing factors: 1. Having a powerful computing environment at home: multiple machines, perhaps some of them hosting VM's, running a variety of operating systems, mounting each other's network drives, etc., plus a backup server, and holding critical information like financial records, tax returns, your family's music collection, etc. 2. The knowledge that when you die, there's no conceivable way your family could understand or operate this system, even if they are smart. For me, I document the system, keep backups and critical documents in a safety deposit box (in case my computers and I perish in a fire) along with a Knoppix CD, and occasionally do a run-through with my non-IT-professional spouse. I suspect it's not enough to ensure she can find the password to our bank account in an emergency. What do you do? Keep important records on non-Linux machines so they're "easier" to access for non-techies? Arrange with an IT-savvy friend to help out if you die? Put the data in the cloud and hope nobody breaks in? Pretend we'll live forever? :-) Dan
1. I don't have a powerful computing environment at home. I'm typing this on a $299 compaq laptop running xubuntu. Now my work computer, wow. A beast by system76.
2. I have an agreement with my family that when I die they have to come with me. Everybody get in the pyramid! Also my hard drive is not encrypted. On purpose.
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