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Distributed Internet Backup System

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the here-have-my-drive dept.

deadfx writes "Since disk drives are cheap, backup should be cheap too. Of course it does not help to mirror your data by adding more disks to your own computer because a fire, flood, power surge, etc. could still wipe out your local data center. Instead, you should give your files to peers (and in return store their files) so that if a catastrophe strikes your area, you can recover data from surviving peers. The Distributed Internet Backup System (DIBS) is designed to implement this vision."

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  1. All my data and software... by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny
    All my data and software are backed up on crackers computers.

    I'm not worried. %-)

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    A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
    1. Re:All my data and software... by BillFarber · · Score: 5, Funny

      Are you saying you only use white-peoples' computers for backup?