have a sense of humour. That Zune logo, when reflected upside down looks just like 'anus'.
And then they managed to hire some guy called S Plus Ark to design a mouse that not only works like crap, but also "unfortunately looks like a vagina".
Undelete might not be a problem for a lot of people. In fact some security-paranoid people might like it that way, but that's what 'shred' is for, isn't it?
For me however, it's a dealbreaker. No matter how much I educate my users, someone at least once a year manages to delete a file they didn't intend to. So what, you might say, just recover from backup. No good if that file is one they've been working on that day, and backups are done nightly. Of course, RAID is of no benefit here since this is on the filesystem level. It is a reasonable expectation to be able to 'undo' many things these days. Even for us sysadmins - I can happily type rm -Rf/usr/local/oldprogram, but if a finger slips and I get rm -Rf/usr/ local/oldprogram, it's fatal. I guess that makes me an 'idiot' too. Then again I do occasionally need to press the BackSpace key on my keyboard, so that pretty much confirms it. Why on earth should unlinking a file be like breaking an egg?
IMO the ability to undelete files is a basic requirement of any production-level filesystem. Okay, granted that EXT3 recovery isn't anywhere near as easy as I'd like it to be (nowhere as good as EXT2 for example), but it is for the most part possible.
Wait, I thought Iron Man's next archnemesis was an OSS zealot. Isn't IM supposed to be the epitomy of closed-source proprietary goodness fighting the evils of copyright freedom?
XFS lacks the ability to undelete files. It seems it actually goes out of its way to make deleted files impossible to recover, by directing subsequent disk writes to recently freed sectors.
Not a problem for a lot of people. In fact some security-paranoid people might like it that way, but that's what 'shred' is for, isn't it?
For me however, it's a dealbreaker. No matter how much I educate my users, someone at least once a year manages to delete a file they didn't intend to. So what, you might say, just recover from backup. No good if that file is one they've been working on that day, and backups are done nightly. Of course, RAID is of no benefit here since this is on the filesystem level.
IMO the ability to undelete files is a basic requirement of any production-level filesystem. Okay, granted that EXT3 recovery isn't anywhere near as easy as I'd like it to be, but it is for the most part possible.
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Your analogy might have made sense, if the hobo was a crazed military dictator. And your factory was on fire.
To offer another perspective, Burma (Myanmar) offered the US $0 in aid after the New Orleans disaster.
have a sense of humour. That Zune logo, when reflected upside down looks just like 'anus'.
And then they managed to hire some guy called S Plus Ark to design a mouse that not only works like crap, but also "unfortunately looks like a vagina".
Apple Mail does it a little better, letting you create one group of settings for an outgoing server and apply it to as many accounts as you like.
You mean just like Mozilla Thunderbird?
Sir, I wish I had mod points. Additionally, I wish there was a +5, pwn3d, because that's what you just did.
Speaking of which, since all this Reiser ugliness, has anyone else noticed the surge of slashdot ads for Russian mailorder brides?
Coincidence?
No, no, and a thousand time NO!
/usr/local/oldprogram, but if a finger slips and I get rm -Rf /usr/ local/oldprogram, it's fatal. I guess that makes me an 'idiot' too. Then again I do occasionally need to press the BackSpace key on my keyboard, so that pretty much confirms it. Why on earth should unlinking a file be like breaking an egg?
Undelete might not be a problem for a lot of people. In fact some security-paranoid people might like it that way, but that's what 'shred' is for, isn't it?
For me however, it's a dealbreaker. No matter how much I educate my users, someone at least once a year manages to delete a file they didn't intend to. So what, you might say, just recover from backup. No good if that file is one they've been working on that day, and backups are done nightly. Of course, RAID is of no benefit here since this is on the filesystem level. It is a reasonable expectation to be able to 'undo' many things these days. Even for us sysadmins - I can happily type rm -Rf
IMO the ability to undelete files is a basic requirement of any production-level filesystem. Okay, granted that EXT3 recovery isn't anywhere near as easy as I'd like it to be (nowhere as good as EXT2 for example), but it is for the most part possible.
Yuck, I agree completely. That tiny backspace key is a dealbreaker for me, with my typing error rate.
I do like the complete lack of "evil" keys though: Power, Wake and Sleep.
but.. but then it would be in the wrong place! And you wouldn't have a Caps Lock key! I'll stick with PC-101, thanks.
You're joking.
What kind of third-world country is that? What the FUCK do you pay taxes for?
I was taught that the earth, scaled to the size of a pea, has the consistency of toothpaste.
If the muslim world put down their weapons there would be peace.
If Israel put down their weapons there would be genocide.
I can, so long as my cell phone has a signal:
0800 83 83 83
Wait, I thought Iron Man's next archnemesis was an OSS zealot. Isn't IM supposed to be the epitomy of closed-source proprietary goodness fighting the evils of copyright freedom?
SWF specs:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/swf/
FLV/F4V specs:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flv/
Do you really have three photos of the same hot air balloon, with 3 different names?
Please tell me that KDE 4.x does preview icons like 3.x and every other current desktop.
Okay, so British dramas might not necessarily be everyone's cup of tea, but let's not resort to hyperbole.
Ugh. Just don't let that S plus ark (or is it Stark) guy and his, ahem, unfortunate designs near the MS drawing boards again.
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I saw one on a desk a couple years back and couldn't help thinking (in a Mike Myers voice) "... and unfortunately my mouse does look like a
What? Isn't that something to do with coffee? Are you that "teeth acquire stains" guy?
Asterisk... subject line... subscriber... what?
The suspense is killing me. Will they eat? Will they sleep? Will they mow the lawn?
XFS lacks the ability to undelete files. It seems it actually goes out of its way to make deleted files impossible to recover, by directing subsequent disk writes to recently freed sectors.
Not a problem for a lot of people. In fact some security-paranoid people might like it that way, but that's what 'shred' is for, isn't it?
For me however, it's a dealbreaker. No matter how much I educate my users, someone at least once a year manages to delete a file they didn't intend to. So what, you might say, just recover from backup. No good if that file is one they've been working on that day, and backups are done nightly. Of course, RAID is of no benefit here since this is on the filesystem level.
IMO the ability to undelete files is a basic requirement of any production-level filesystem. Okay, granted that EXT3 recovery isn't anywhere near as easy as I'd like it to be, but it is for the most part possible.
You may be interested to know that link no longer works.
Not sure why...
Plastic pipes?
*shrugs*
Sorry? 2 Watts to remove every watt of heat? Surely your A/C units can do better than a COP of 0.5