re: backups

[Liss Svanberg <lisss ydab se>]

In a previous mail, Johannes <josch@rcs.urz.tu-dresden.de> wrote something like this:

> > ... but I presume that it would be far easier (and therefore less
> > dangerous) to create a new *file*format with logging support.
>
> > The drawback would be that normal programs, not running under GNOME,
> > would be unable to read this logged fileformats.
>
> I had something like that in mind. A generic file-object/-type
> offering the possibility/an interface to save delta-records for
> various kinds of files (text, graphics, ...). The latest version could
> remain in a ``readable'' format, so the drawback Liss mentioned would
> be gone.
>
> Is this gui-list the right place to discuss the topic? It's not (yet)
> graphical, but it's about users ...
>
> Is there anybody out there seeing a real chance to realize this? I
> don't have the knowlede and the possibility to do any practical
> programming but I'm eager to learn and assist ...


Perhaps this is a subject for the GNOME Ideas/Proposals page?
(http://www.gnome.org/devel/ideas.shtml)
(There is still some space left on this page :)

mvh
// Liss
liss@ydab.se