[geeks] DVD based backup software

[Francois Dion]

On 8/26/06, Phil Brutsche <phil at tux.obix.com> wrote:
> Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> > I've been working on this, but it is awfully complicated for what I
> > want.
> >
> > Every time I look at a software package like this, I marvel at how
> > complicated configuration is.
>
> *nod*
>
> One of the biggest failings of all this open-source stuff is backup
> software that:
>
> a) sucks for home users
> b) is too complicated
> c) both a and b

g4u doesn't suck and is simple to use:

http://www.feyrer.de/g4u/

Most people have DHCP at home since they use a wireless router or
similar. The only other thing you have to do is run an ftp server on a
machine on the network. This works with not only linux and bsds but
Solaris x86, windows (ntfs, fat32 etc). If you have a funky disk
controller that is not supported by linux it wont work tough.

Francois