Long term support

Hi,
first let me say that I like ArchLinux. I like the packet management, the understandable boot scripts and so on. It is one of the leanest distros around. And I understand the concept of "rolling release" (at least I hope so ;-)).
I tried to use ArchLinux for our industrial PCs. Unfortunately we cannot keep all of these machine at the bleeding edge of releases. We need some "stability" also known as "long term support".
For example we have installed ArchLinux 2009.08 on some machines, but when we want to install additional packages now, the repos doesn't have the necessary package versions available. For a "rolling release" that's fine.
So I'm wondering how I could get this "stability" with ArchLinux? Maybe ArchLinux is wrong for this requirements? Maybe I have to maintain my own repo (which I would do just to get the benefits of ArchLlinux packet management)?
Best Regards
Andreas

awi wrote:we have installed ArchLinux 2009.08 on some machines
FYI 2009.08 is an installer version, not an Arch version. As you noted, Arch uses a rolling release system, so the date given to the installer quickly becomes irrelevant once the system is in use.
awi wrote:when we want to install additional packages now, the repos doesn't have the necessary package versions available.
Those of use who use Arch as it should be used would disagree with that - the necessary package versions are the ones that are installed when you execute pacman -Syu.
All of which is another way of saying that Arch is not a good fit for the requirements you described above.

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[Solved] Long term support (LTS) kernel dependencies

As far as I can find, there is no Wiki on the LTS kernel out there, but if there is, please redirect me if this is answered elsewhere.
I am looking to install the LTS kernel alongside the [core] version as a "fallback" in case something get updated in the [core] kernel that breaks my system. Since this system is a Virtualbox host, I need to be sure that my Virtualbox guests can still run if I have to fallback to the LTS kernel. I noticed that there is a virtualbox-modules-lts package in addition to the virtualbox-modules package. My question is twofold: 1) is it safe to have both the virtualbox-modules-lts and virtualbox-modules package installed? and 2) would the [core] kernel only use the virtualbox-modules and lts kernel only use the virtualbox-modules-lts then?
Last edited by twelveeighty (2012-06-09 23:00:18)

Are the lts modules actually needed if you use both the main kernel and the lts? The reason I ask as I am doing the same thing and I have always only used the virtualbox-archlinux-modules and not the lts version. VirtualBox seems to work fine using the other while on the lts kernel, but could be way wrong. But if you try and install both it fails with
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
virtualbox-archlinux-modules-lts: /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/60-vboxguest.rules exists in filesystem
So it seems that you can not have both? Just curious so I understand correctly. Thanks.
Last edited by vwyodajl (2012-06-09 18:25:22)

Verizon Long Term Customer support UNACCEPTABLE !!!

TO ALL,
I HAVE HAD THE SAME ACCOUNT AND PHONE NUMBER FOR 17 YEARS AND THE VERIZON PROMO BUY ONE DROID2 GET ANOTHER FOR FREE SOUNDS GREAT . BUT I WAS TOLD THAT THIS OFFER DOES NOT APPLY TO ME BECAUSE ONE OF MY PHONES IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR AN UPGRADE WHICH I FEEL IS WRONG, IT'S TO VERIZON'S ADVANTAGE TO GET MORE MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR THE HIGHER PRICED PLAN. ESPECIALLY NOW THAT SPRINT AND AT&T HAVE PLANS AND DEALS BLOWING VERIZON OUT OF THE WATER. THEY WILL NOT EVEN GIVE ME A SECOND DROID2 AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE WHICH I AM WILLING TO PAY. BUT I WAS TOLD RULES ARE RULES. THIS IS NOT HOW TO TREAT LONG TERM CUSTOMERS WHO ARE OR USE TO BE V.I.P.MEMBERS BECAUSE THEY DON'T USE THAT TERM ANYMORE. IF VERIZON WANTS TO LOOSE CUSTOMERS THIS IS THE WAY TO DO IT !!! I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND FIND THIS TO BE UNACCEPTABLE !!! THIS IS NOT HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME AND HAVE BEEN LOYAL WHEN OTHER SERVICES ARE OFFERING CHEAPER AND BETTER DEALS THAN VERIZON. THIS IS A SHAME ! WELL I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT OFF MY CHEST AND BLOW OFF SOME STEAM. THANKS VERIZON AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU AND ALL THAT HAVE READ THIS. NO REPLY NECESSARY.

bobw927 wrote:
TO ALL,
I HAVE HAD THE SAME ACCOUNT AND PHONE NUMBER FOR 17 YEARS AND THE VERIZON PROMO BUY ONE DROID2 GET ANOTHER FOR FREE SOUNDS GREAT . BUT I WAS TOLD THAT THIS OFFER DOES NOT APPLY TO ME BECAUSE ONE OF MY PHONES IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR AN UPGRADE WHICH I FEEL IS WRONG, That may be how you FEEL, but that won't change Verizon's policy. They set the rules, not you, and you are free to do business with them or not, on THEIR terms. You don't get to dictate their business policies.
OTHER SERVICES ARE OFFERING CHEAPER AND BETTER DEALS THAN VERIZON. THIS IS A SHAME! No, it's just business - there will always be better deals around the corner, and cheaper prices somewhere else. Shop around, know your options and what you are gettingfor the price, and then put your money where you feel you will get the most value. If it's not Verizon, then that's your choice. We don't all drive BMW's either...there is no "one size fits all" cell service so you use what fits your budget and your needs.

I am a long-term user of Lightroom as a standalone product with a perpetual licence. As a retired person on limited income, it is very disappointing to me that Adobe have introduced the 'Creative Cloud' (CC) subscription service in order for me to be able

I am a long-term user of Lightroom as a standalone product with a perpetual licence. As a retired person on limited income, it is very disappointing to me that Adobe have introduced the 'Creative Cloud' (CC) subscription service in order for me to be able to continue upgrading this excellent product. It will be for me too expensive at the minimum cost of £9 per month. The additional services that CC brings are personally of no relevance or usefulness. Adobe should be prepared to support existing users who are, like myself, non commercial, amateur photographers by giving them the simple opportunity to upgrade to Lightroom 6 as a standalone, perpetual licence product. As a member of a camera club I know my co-members who use Lightroom are equally disappointed by this move to a subscription-only service.

john beardsworth wrote:
John Waller wrote:
However, Adobe will soon introduce Cloud only features into Lightroom CC for which LR6 (perpetual license) owners will have to wait until LR7 (paid upgrade).
That is possible, John, but it is only speculation on your part. Might, not will.
kwdaves wrote:
There is a "Lightroom 6" upgrade available for US $79 if you have a valid license for any of the earlier versions. From what I can tell, the only difference between Lightroom 6 Full, Lightroom 6 Upgrade and LightroomCC is in the license. The download file is the same.
Other differences - with CC you get LrMobile/LrWeb and they throw in a free copy of Photoshop too.
Yes, but when I bought my standalone license and clicked on the "Download" button it took me to the LightroomCC page. The downloaded file is named Lightroom 6, but in the CC app the installed program is LightroomCC (2015).

Long term: Mountain Lion or Snow Leopard

Hi,
Had to have new hard drive installed a few days ago. System was "upgraded" to Mountain Lion. I had a backup from TimeMachine but for whatever reason, when configuring hard drive it would not see my external hard drive so I had to restore applications manually (read one by one) after "blank canvas" configuration. Now I find out all my powerpc-based applications wont work because Apple has not renewed licensing for Rosetta (info gathered from Communities). My powerpc applications are Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Microsoft Office 2011, turboCad, etc.
I found out I have two options:
1) Erase hard drive and Restore from TimeMachine to previous hard drive contents from 10 days ago, which run on Snow Leopard (which I had downloaded, so no disks). Will this work?
2) Install Parallels 7 or VM firmware, and somehow install Snow Leopard there and run my powerpc applications from there. How to do this I have no idea...
Long term:
If Apple will never restore Rosetta or powerpc capabilities, should I go with option 2 and get on with the "new world"? I'm not too technically savvy and not sure how I can do this on my own... so would need to go see the Geniuses for this, I guess... But I'm not sure what the advantages of Mountain Lion are! So far, I dont see much, and I am not sure I would know how to maintain a "Parallel PC universe" without doubling everything.
Since I'm not sure of any advantages to Mountain Lion, I should maybe go back to my Snow Leopard version, then? but I am not sure how, exactly, without loosing everything once more.
Of course, if someone knows there are powerpc capabilities for Mountain Lion in the future, then I am all set, right? Does anyone know how Apple or Microsoft plan to "help" us poor souls who choose Mountain Lion without being aware of these issues?
(note: I have moved three times in the past two years and cannot get my hands on my iWorks CDs or my Microsoft Office 2011 CDs)
Any recommendations?

Dropping Rosetta was a technical decision. As stated, Apple has traditionally only supported it's current and last OS versions.
There are tons of advantages to updating to Mountain Lion, assuming your hardware supports it. Look HERE for details and HERE for hardware compatibility and instructions on how to upgrade properly.
Alansky is correct that this is not new news as well. He also is correct in saying that Rosetta will never again be supported. If I remember correctly, the last PowerPC version of Photoshop is CS2 released in 2005. That's 7 years and 4 major releases ago. Sorry to say, but it is time to bit the bullet, move to Mountain Lion and update your legacy software.
I am using Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 and it runs fine on Mountain Lion 10.8.
You can certainly install and run Snow Leopard in a Parallels partition but I don't recommend it. Take a look HERE for details.
Not having your Office install disks sounds suspicious but we'll assume that you have a legal copy. In that case, you should be abe to contact Microsoft HERE for assistance in retrieving your product key and getting a download link.

I've tried everything but still can not! get rid of Babylon. Has anyone found a long term or permanent solution?

I've tried everything but still can not! get rid of Babylon. Has anyone found a long term or permanent solution? I've tired uninstalling and reinstalling FF, done the about:config which also hasn't worked. I've deleted everything to go with this stupid search engine but still it reappears. It's just ridiculous. Please help!!! I don't really want to use another web browser

Did you check these?
*[[/questions/935739]] and [[/questions/935739#answer-367152]]
*[[/questions/923451]]
*http://support.babylon.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/List/Index/48/english-faq
*http://support.babylon.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/List/Index/37/installation--technical-support

What are the main causes of slowdown (long term)?

I've had my MacBook for about 3½ years now, and it's starting to slow down. (Hardware specs are in sig.)
Yup, I know it's normal. It's happened with every computer I've owned, regardless of platform.
*_WHAT I CURRENTLY DO ABOUT IT_*
I routinely run Maintenance (http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs2/english/maintenance.html), a free app that—yep, you guessed it!—performs maintenance on your Mac. It uses a mix of maintenance scripts that are built-in to OS X (OS X runs them silently, but this allows them to be run on demand), and some of its own methods for cleaning a Mac to keep it running smoothly.
I've found that Maintenance does help—I definitely recommend it!—but the older my MacBook has become, it seems the less Maintenance can do to mitigate the slowdown that comes with age.
*_MY CURRENT BELIEF_*
I don't think it's because the hardware is old by today's standards, because in my experience if you reformat any machine it will operate significantly faster, even after restoring all of the software that was removed by the format.
I've become increasingly suspicious about the hard drive's free space's effect on a system's performance. I've always known that it has a noticeable effect—less swap space for virtual memory—but I'm beginning to wonder if the effect of a mostly-full hard drive is much more than I have previously imagined. Just a feeling.
*_MY QUESTIONS_*
*#1: What are the leading causes of slowdown (long term)?*
*#2: What are the solutions to each of the above problems?*
• acknowledging that there may not be a solution to every problem, and
• some solutions may solve a problem “more completely” than others
Edited for clarity by Tony R.

• I was under the impression that Disk Utility's “Repair Disk” would fix all non-permissions-related errors (other than physical damage, obviously). If they can be fixed by a backup-reformat-restore, then I take it they are software (filesystem) based problems. If so, why can't software solve the problem without a reformat?
Disk utility can and does repair permissions and basic disk errors. However it does not rebuild directory data.
• How exactly do directory structure errors happen, and what other consequences do they have (if any)?
The article on alsofts website should help
What is directory damage?
It is worth noting that in the future when Mac OS X support the ZFS disk format directory damage will be a thing of the past.
however as you said
Yep, I'm at 11.2% free disk space. Thanks for the info!
I think this is your main issue. Try moving your itunes and movie to an external drive then see how your mac performs.
Also a good way to reclaim some space is to delete all the language localisations you dont use. It is amazing that iWeb alone can install a few 100megs of foreign language templates that you will never use.
I used to use Mike Bombich's delocalizer to do this but that app is not longer available so I use monolingual now.
edit, as you have macbook you are lucky in that it is really straightforward to install a bigger internal hard drive.
You can now get 5000GB 2.5 inch sata hard drives. You could take out the old drive hook that up to a usb to sata cable, install a bigger hard drive. then connnect the usb cable to your mac. Then boot from your Leopard Disk then use disk utility clone your old drive onto your new drive.
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Pop Up blocker exceptions are not saved in the browser for use, the next time the PC reboots. How do you save these exceptions for long term use?

Pop Up blocker exceptions are not saved in the browser for use, the next time the PC reboots. How do you save these exceptions for long term use?

In case you are using "Clear history when Firefox closes":
*do not clear the Site Preferences
*Tools > Options > Privacy > Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history": [X] "Clear history when Firefox closes" > Settings
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/remove-browsing-search-and-download-history
Note that clearing "Site Preferences" clears all exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, software installation, passwords, and other website specific data.
If you have software like Advanced SystemCare (Surfing Protection feature) that might reset some files to older versions to protect these files against changes then check the settings or uninstall this software.

Java FX, Flash, Silverlight long term viability ?....

What are your opinion about long term viability of Java FX, Silverlight, Flash...
Flash seems to be dead after Apple dropped it and numerous commercial website supported new format .. as advertised on apple site.
I know it's no JSF question but you must have evaluated above in last few months..
Edited by: munna_kaka_chotu on Jul 9, 2010 12:46 PM

I have no opinion about it. As a java web developer using JSF, I have nothing to do with all three of the technologies you listed.
But perhaps someone in the JavaFX forum has more to say about it? Just a thought.
[http://forums.sun.com/forum.jspa?forumID=932|http://forums.sun.com/forum.jspa?forumID=932]

Ask the Expert: Demystifying Long-Term Evolution

With Rahul Pal, Arpit Menaria and Krishna Kishore
Welcome to this Cisco Support Community Ask the Expert conversation. This is an opportunity to learn and ask questions about evolution of long-term evolution (LTE) and the future with experts Rahul Pal, Krishna Kishore, and Arpit Menaria.
LTE, commonly marketed as 4G LTE, is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals. It is based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies, increasing the capacity and speed using a different radio interface together with core network improvements. The standard is developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).
Rahul Pal is a customer support engineer based in Bangalore, India. He has seven years of experience in the field of GPRS/UMTS/LTE technologies specializing in R&D and customer support. Rahul has worked with multiple vendors such as Nortel, NSN, and now Cisco, gaining expertise in packet core products such as SGSN and MME. Rahul has also worked as an escalation engineer handling customer escalations (technical troubleshooting and handling customer management). Rahul also has international experience of working directly with telco customers in the United States, Europe, and APAC and holds an engineering degree in information technology.
Krishna Kishore is currently working as a customer support engineer based in Bangalore, India, focusing on ASR5000/ASR5500, SAMI, and HWIC products providing support to 3G/4G mobility solutions deployed across the world. He has more than eight years of experience in mobility technologies such as GPRS/UMTS/LTE/CDMA, with experience in development and customer support. Krishna has worked with multiple vendor platforms such as Nortel, Hitachi, NSN, and Cisco. He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical and electronics engineering and CCNA certification.
Arpit Menaria is a customer support engineer based in Bangalore, India. He has been with the Cisco TAC for the past two and a half years (since July 2013) and has worked in FTS and TAC roles. Throughout his seven and half years of industry experience, he's worked for Ericsson and Tata Communications getting exposed to the telecom and Internet service provider environment. His technical skills span mobility, routing, switching, Linux, and Solaris. He has CCIE certification in routing and switching (written), RHCE, and WWSP mobility expert (written). Arpit also holds an engineering degree in electronics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindi University of Varanasi.
Remember to use the rating system to let Rahul, Krishna and Arpit know if you have received an adequate response.
Our experts might not be able to answer each question due to the volume expected during this event. Remember that you can continue the conversation in Wireless - Mobility, sub-community Other Wireless - Mobility Subjects discussion forum shortly after the event. This event lasts through March 14, 2014. Visit this forum often to view responses to your questions and the questions of other community members.

Challenges Faced by operators while deploying LTE Solutions
1.) No Global standards in LTE Spectrum Bands allocation and usage
Operators have to support range of spectrum bands to support. A lower spectrum band (e.g. 1800MHz) provides better indoor signal strength and travels further compared to one of a higher spectrum band (e.g. 2600MHz). However, the higher spectrum bands are better suited for covering densely-populated areas and managing heavy data volumes due to their larger bandwidth. lower frequency spectrums are more affordable to build and signals travel further, whereas higher frequency spectrums require a lot of base stations to cover a similar distance. This could very well be another possible reason why different Operators around the world use different spectrum bands, besides the obvious fact that they are also limited by the availability of these bands.
2.) Building a New or Converged Network and Backward compatibility with Legacy Networks:
Some Operators will build a completely new 4G network along the existing networks. Other Operators will create a converged network, where they try to make the different generations of technologies work together. In both cases, the process is highly complex and cost intensive. The transition to 4G network will require new radio access technology and core network expansion, while maintaining existing 2G/3G networks alongside the new 4G network will result in additional burden on Operators.
LTE is flat IP architecture so there is a need to create high capacity IP core network to connect MME(mobility management entity) ,S-GW,P-GW. All the interworking nodes including non- 3GPP systems is to be re-dimensioned. Backward compatibility is a very complex task during LTE deployment.
3.) Return on Investment (ROI) on 4G LTE
The migration to LTE or upgrading of existing mobile networks will incur high costs. Moreover, 4G LTE is expected to disrupt the traditional business models of Operators: voice calls and SMS. On LTE, we still don’t have Voice call Support and Proposed launch of VoLTE is still not widely deployed and in testing phases at many places.
With faster mobile data connectivity, consumers will be more inclined to use services and apps such as Skype and Whatsapp for communication. This change in consumer's usage behaviour will pose a challenge for Operators to profit from their investments in 4G networks.
4.) Operators have to devise new Data plans
To justify the investments in the new 4G networks, Operators have to change their data price models.
First, Operators will charge higher prices for their LTE offerings compared to their existing mobile data plans and maintain a higher quality of service to justify the higher Pricings.
Second,. They should implement "pay-for-what-you-use" pricing models, where consumers are charged based on their usage behaviors.
Third, Operators can adopt a value-based pricing model where consumers can pay a premium for a better experience, raising the possibility of introducing tiered service levels that guarantee certain connection speeds.
Biggest problem is customer cannot relate to all data plans and have to constantly monitor data usage to ensure that they receive high data speeds.
5.) Security Concerns from Untrusted Domains
While operators can theoretically benefit from reduced latency and greater ease of management within the LTE architecture, there is a very real possibility that overall LTE performance will degrade due to the high volume of transactions required to ensure that high levels of service quality are maintained and proper policy control decisions are implemented. Operators face significant challenges in the area of network security as traffic in emerging architectures is increasingly likely to flow within spheres of "trusted" and "untrusted" networks. framework allows operators to handle security gateway functionality.
Within the LTE network elements, including the ability to implement IPsec — the IP network security standard. Operators facing this new, unfamiliar environment face a key choice: whether to rely on the functionality provided within the standards-defined LTE network elements to address security and other requirements or whether to adopt standalone solutions. Cash-Strapped Operators might Opt for LTE solutions as they need not invest separately in Security Devices and functions.
6.) True 4G Global Roaming is not possible unlike 3G
Due to the lack of harmonization of LTE spectrum bands across different countries, it is almost impossible within the near future to support LTE global roaming.
To use a LTE device for data roaming, based on the current worldwide spectrum usage, the device needs to support at least 15 bands. Supporting so many band on LTE handset is not possible. So 3G data roaming for international traveler is here to stay for very long time still we standardize LTE Spectrum Bands Globally

Long term viability of DNG

I'm not sure if anyone can really answer this but if folks feel like giving their $.02 about this subject, I'd appreciate it.
I'm a new LightRoom user and based on my earlier threads a few weeks back, I started using DNG as part of my workflow as opposed to just importing RAW files. Based on various threads/posts in some photography forums, like dpreview, I'm not wondering about dng. People have panned it and even went so far as dismiss the long term usage of it, likening it to the jpg2000 format that withered and died.
Since I cannot go back to my NEF files once converted to DNG, I'm wondering if folks would like to chime in on this, i.e., do you use DNG, are you worried about adobe not happy with the adoption and possibly dropping it sometime in the future or are those concerns baseless?
Thanks for any and all posts
Mike

I had this same question, although I approached it more like: what's more likely to still be around 10 years from now: support for .NEFs or .DNGs?
Remember, .NEF is not really a single format, but a format tied to a specific model of each camera. So it's not a question of whether .NEF support will be around, but D80 .NEF support, D90 .NEF support. D3 .NEF support, etc.
Imagine the state of software 10 years from now...what are the odds that Windows / Mac / Photoshop (or any other software) is going to support a RAW image format from 10 years prior? Is Adobe going to test every function of its software with every .NEF format Nikon ever created, or at some point are they going to start dropping support for older (read: obsolete) formats?
On the other hand, .DNG is a single format regardless of camera make or model (and although there are versions of DNG, they are backward compatible). Also, Adobe has a lot of time, money, and pride invested in the DNG format, and I think they are in it for the long haul, if for no other reason than a self-serving one: if you were an Adobe product manager, would you rather support 1 DNG format, or 50 .NEF formats, 50 .CR2 formats, etc.
So at the end of the day, I thought: if it's 2019 and I'm buying new software, is going to be more likely to support my 10-year-old D80 .NEF format, or is going to support the .DNG format that Adobe is still supporting?
I decided to put my eggs in the Adobe basket. I'm already somewhat tied to them with Lightroom and Photoshop. But as a safety net, I *do* back up all .NEF images upon import, and I do export every finished image to .JPG.
Other than having a crystal ball, I figured that's about the best I could do.

Long-term storage solution

This isn't "immediate", per se, and won't be "soon". I'm still at the lots-of-planning stage here with this, so you don't need to get into a race or anything to quickly help me before I make my decision just so you know.
Now, for my question: what would make a good, long-term, backup/archival system that isn't read only?
I want something fast (so not tapes), long-term (so not hard disks) and not fragile (so probably not CDs). What else do I have available?
I could use CDs if something akin to the CD changer one finds in more elaborate hi-fi systems and car stereos existed for data discs - so, therefore, a device that was equivalent to a clean-room environment and could hold like 500 discs. One that accepted standard 5.25" burners would be awesome, because I could switch it to bluray once prices went down and popularity and Linux support went up
I'm basically looking for something that lets me access data like 10 years after storing it, maybe make a couple of changes, etc. 10 years would be the absolute maximum I'd probably need though
Oh, and the medium I want to use needs to scale high. Very high. Into the order of more than a decent amount of TBs... like, say, 40 or 50. Of course that nice, round figure wouldn't pop up out of nowhere the day I have my plans in order, it'd grow - slowly - over time. So not only do I need something scalable, I need something that can scale slowly.
So kinda like a NAS or external HDD type of solution, except one that doesn't use failure-prone media like HDDs. Unless there's a kind of hard disk out there that doesn't fail very "easily" and lasts in an order of years?
-dav7
Last edited by dav7 (2008-10-08 03:34:28)

molom wrote:
dav7 wrote:
Oh, and the medium I want to use needs to scale high. Very high. Into the order of more than a decent amount of TBs... like, say, 40 or 50. Of course that nice, round figure wouldn't pop up out of nowhere the day I have my plans in order, it'd grow - slowly - over time. So not only do I need something scalable, I need something that can scale slowly.
So kinda like a NAS or external HDD type of solution, except one that doesn't use failure-prone media like HDDs. Unless there's a kind of hard disk out there that doesn't fail very "easily" and lasts in an order of years?
-dav7
I believe there is nothing that exists in the world, unless you pay huge money for Solid State Hard Drives. The only solution I see is using a bunch of rewritable double layer Blu-ray discs. I don't think there is any proper solution for what your looking for. Your looking for the perfect that doesn't exist.
I'm not sure how long SSDs will last and I don't think there is any reliable information out there, wether an SSD I plugin now will still work in ten years. Plus you would need one hell of a lot SSDs to store Terabytes of data. BlueRay is probably worse than DVD regarding reliability, until the manufacturers get more experience with them.
Am I the only one to see a pattern with dav7 opening threads looking for things which don't exist?
Last edited by Garns (2008-10-08 13:39:29)

JATO Long-term Viability

What is the long/short-term viability/supportability of the JATO framework? Would it be foolish to begin development of a large-scale effort on this platform?
If not viable long-term, where is SUN going with these services?

I had this same question, although I approached it more like: what's more likely to still be around 10 years from now: support for .NEFs or .DNGs?
Remember, .NEF is not really a single format, but a format tied to a specific model of each camera. So it's not a question of whether .NEF support will be around, but D80 .NEF support, D90 .NEF support. D3 .NEF support, etc.
Imagine the state of software 10 years from now...what are the odds that Windows / Mac / Photoshop (or any other software) is going to support a RAW image format from 10 years prior? Is Adobe going to test every function of its software with every .NEF format Nikon ever created, or at some point are they going to start dropping support for older (read: obsolete) formats?
On the other hand, .DNG is a single format regardless of camera make or model (and although there are versions of DNG, they are backward compatible). Also, Adobe has a lot of time, money, and pride invested in the DNG format, and I think they are in it for the long haul, if for no other reason than a self-serving one: if you were an Adobe product manager, would you rather support 1 DNG format, or 50 .NEF formats, 50 .CR2 formats, etc.
So at the end of the day, I thought: if it's 2019 and I'm buying new software, is going to be more likely to support my 10-year-old D80 .NEF format, or is going to support the .DNG format that Adobe is still supporting?
I decided to put my eggs in the Adobe basket. I'm already somewhat tied to them with Lightroom and Photoshop. But as a safety net, I *do* back up all .NEF images upon import, and I do export every finished image to .JPG.
Other than having a crystal ball, I figured that's about the best I could do.

Are long term backups created from short term tape full + incremental?

Does DPM use short term tape, Full + incrementals to create the long term Tape backups?
For example, if i run a short term to tape full with incremental against a computer with a 1 week retention then run a long term recovery point every 1 week for for 4 weeks and 1 recovery point every month for 6 months.
will all the long term RPs actually run a full backup or will they build one from the previous full plus incremental?
My question is two fold,
1. i am concerned about total long term storage
2. I am concerned about time needed to complete the full backup.
Thanks!

DPM doesn't support incremental backups to Tape. Tape Backups are always full.
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MBP vs MBP Retina for long term value?

I'm looking to upgrade from my current MBP to a higher performing one. I bought my current mid-2011 13" for basic use, word processing, internet, etc. I now work at an internet marketing and design agency though and it's not performing well enough for my needs.
I run a fair number of programs (evernote, skype, ical, excel, word, itunes, firefox, and chrome with a bunch of tabs open at once) at the same time and my RAM (currently 4gb) is always maxed out right now. My current computer also won't handle photoshop, which I need to be able to use (not all day, everyday, but I do need to be able to use it). I'd like to be able to run Boot Camp or Parallels as well.
I spent a few hours today researching and got it down to roughly 2 options. My main issue between the two is long term value, which one will work the longest/be worth the most in 3-4 years when I want to upgrade.
Option 1. Buy a 15" MBP 2.6ghz Retina with 16GM Ram upgrade. I know this is more than enough for my needs, I would mainly be buying this with the hope it would last a long time and so be worth it. My main problem with the Retina is the inability to upgrade so I feel like I have to make sure I get everything on the front end. (Cost $3k)
Option 2. Buy a standard 15" MBP knowing that I could upgrade to a SSD and add more RAM when I need it. My thinking is that RAM and SSDs are only going to get cheaper so why not just hold out for if/when I need it.
So which option do you think I should choose? If I go with option 2, is it worth it to upgrade to the 2.6ghz processor? I would get the 8gb RAM either way so it would effectively be a $300 upgrade.
Thanks for your replies.

If I were you I would go for MBP with retina display. And if the price matters for you you can get the base model with 2.3ghz + 16G RAM. This one works like the 2.6ghz for you and you and I couldn't see the differences on our regular daily usage. With the money that you can save you can buy an external HD with thunderbolt support (7200rpm or even go for RAID). Probably after few years it would be no difference between 2.3ghz and 2.6ghz and both of them will be old and no one cares about 0.3ghz more or less. The only problem is in storage (which software are getting bigger every day) which I heard you can upgrade the MBPr storage in the future.
Upgradeable it's just a term. What you want to upgrade after 3-4 years in standard MBP? Let me see there is only two things for upgrade storage and memory. Not CPU nor Graphic card or anything else. I heard they can change the storage on MBPr not at the moment but maybe in future. For the RAM part I see a lot of people want to buy 8G RAM not even 16G because 8G is clearly enough for few years. But you can go with the 16G and make sure you can have a high end machine for years. (But honestly, most of the people go with the new machines after few years and they don't upgrade that much.)
So non-upgradeable is not an issue in MBPr for a lot of people except some people. The only thing you should be worried about is being repairable (1/10 score from iFixit) which you can buy AppleCare with the money you saved (from 2.6ghz to 2.3ghz) and be happy at least for 3 years.
iIt was my opinion and of course you should do what ever works for you.
good luck

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