[geeks] DVD based backup software

Charles Shannon Hendrix shannon at widomaker.com
Wed Aug 30 10:15:02 CDT 2006


Wed, 30 Aug 2006 @ 01:46 -0400, der Mouse said:

> >> g4u doesn't suck and is simple to use:
> > Depends on your definition of "doesn't suck".
> 
> Well, yes.  g4u sucks for most routine backup purposes - but then,
> hammers suck for opening bags of flour, too.

g4u sucks even doing what it was designed for too.

Have you ever used it?

It really is terribly slow.

It might run faster with something like Larry McVoy's dd, or another
variation which reads and write more intelligently.

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