On 9/20/18 4:23 PM, pmkellly(a)frontier.com wrote:
On 9/20/18 4:03 PM, Matthew Miller wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 07:30:19PM +0000, Rick Stevens wrote:
>>> +1 to dropping the optical media criterion for Fedora, but I still rip
>>> CDs and DVDs ;-)
>> There are still some systems out there that won't boot off native
>> USB media and need CD/DVD emulation over USB to work. I don't think
>> the time is yet ripe to jettison optical media. Soon, but not just yet.
>
> How many such systems? Is it worth the cost to support them? Are
> users of
> those systems in the targets for our release-blocking deliverables?
>
>
We buy used, manufacturer refurbished PCs for the most part to keep
costs down. They are generally 5 years old when purchased and they get
used for another 5 or more years. They run Fedora and the applications
we use just fine. So now it sounds like your telling me I need to buy
newer PCs. What age limit do you propose for PCs before Fedora will no
longer support them?
My notebook is a Lenovo x120e. I have been getting these for years off
ebay, but it looks like I will upgrade soon to an old 141...
Oh I forgot to add in my prior replies on this subject that we used
DVDs for long term backups too.
The daily Daf from
dafhachaim.org is 100-200MB. The full cycle is ~7.5
years, with 1.5 years left. Any almost full box of DVDs. I also have
them on a 4TB HD...
Thumb drives, especially the low cost ones, have not demonstrated good
enough characteristics, to be good candidates for long term back ups.
ESD is a particularly important issue in that regard.
I have never used one for long term backup.
Have a Great Day!
Pat (tablepc)
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