Matt, I think you have a misconception about what SafeKeep is, it is a simplified interface to rdiff-backup, not a replacement. It simplifies such tasks as key deployment, snapshotting (yes, even if bound to a particular volume manager) and just plain running of backups.
For more details on what it does, have a look at our home page (http://safekeep.sourceforge.net) and in particular the motivation page (http://safekeep.sourceforge.net/motivation.shtml). Regards Frank On Sat, 2012-02-18 at 08:40 -0500, Matt Van Mater wrote: > OK, So you're missing one key FAQ item: > > How does your software differ from rdiff-backup? A compare and > contrast page would be nice. > > The only thing i really saw of significance was the use of LVM for > snapshotting... that's not a feature to me, in fact it feels more like > reinventing the wheel and that's lock-in to a particular file system. > > Tell me how you do it better (e.g. faster, more reliably, etc)! > > On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 5:06 AM, Frank Crawford > <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is release 1.4.0 of SafeKeep, a centralized and easy to > use > backup application that combines the best features of a mirror > and an incremental backup. > > What's new in this release: > - Add the ability to store script files on either client or > server. > - Rewritten snapshot creation to remove use of "rbind". > - Automatic cleanup on next run after an abort. > - Support of LVM tagging for snapshots. > - Better handling of messages and tracebacks. > - A number of other code cleanups and bug fixes. > - Updated minimum Python support to Python 2.3. > > Many thanks to Andres Toomsalu, Ken Bass, Joe Steele and > Alexander List > for the fixes that made this release possible, and to Dimi > Paun for his > continual work with SafeKeep. > > Sources and binaries are available from the following > locations: > > - RedHat EL/CentOS 4,5,6 Fedora 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16: > > http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/safekeep/safekeep-common-1.4.0-1.noarch.rpm > > http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/safekeep/safekeep-client-1.4.0-1.noarch.rpm > > http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/safekeep/safekeep-server-1.4.0-1.noarch.rpm > > - Ubuntu Dapper, Breezy, Hardy, Lucid, Maverick, Natty, > Oneiric and Precise: > > http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/safekeep/safekeep-common_1.4.0_all.deb > > http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/safekeep/safekeep-client_1.4.0_all.deb > > http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/safekeep/safekeep-server_1.4.0_all.deb > > Note: The Debian packages are not yet available. They should > be uploaded within > the next few days. > > - Source: > http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/safekeep/safekeep-1.4.0.tar.gz > http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/safekeep/safekeep-1.4.0-1.src.rpm > > The GPG Signing Key can be found in the following location: > > http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/safekeep/RPM-GPG-KEY-SafeKeep > > with fingerprint: > > pub 1024D/4E1CD0E5 2012-02-17 > Key fingerprint = B051 E099 25D1 CE50 54DF 227D 96FC > 24AC 4E1C D0E5 > uid SafeKeep (Signing Key) > <[email protected]> > sub 1024g/6AA3270F 2012-02-17 > > NOTE: The minimum version of Python now supported is Python > 2.3. If you > require support of an older version of Python, then you should > select an > earlier release of Safekeep. > > To find out more about the project visit on our website: > http://safekeep.sourceforge.net > > -- > Frank Crawford <[email protected]> > for Dimi Paun <[email protected]> > Lattica, Inc. > > > > _______________________________________________ > rdiff-backup-users mailing list at > [email protected] > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users > Wiki URL: > http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki > >
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