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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. Backups are for wimps. Had to be said. by imag0 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "Backups are for wimps. Real men upload their data to an FTP site and have everyone else mirror it."
    -Linus Torvalds.

  2. Too bad... by citking · · Score: 0, Redundant
    I wish the article/README had more information in it about using this, how much it's been tested, if any major businesses/power users are using it, etc.

    Otherwise, excpet for the lack of available, easily-accessed FAQ and documentation, this sounds like an awesome idea. How many others have this same opinion?

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