From 6e88a6346bd8fe7c196ed82a14416731f90c43e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "http://lj.rossia.org/users/imz/" Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 23:58:45 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added a comment: Yes, I agree, such a special remote for free-form read-only media would be convnient. --- ...ent_3_e3d1d3a3d3d831432ec940a8ab6f31e9._comment | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/forum/Managing_a_large_number_of_files_archived_on_many_pieces_of_read-only_medium___40__E.G._DVDs__41__/comment_3_e3d1d3a3d3d831432ec940a8ab6f31e9._comment diff --git a/doc/forum/Managing_a_large_number_of_files_archived_on_many_pieces_of_read-only_medium___40__E.G._DVDs__41__/comment_3_e3d1d3a3d3d831432ec940a8ab6f31e9._comment b/doc/forum/Managing_a_large_number_of_files_archived_on_many_pieces_of_read-only_medium___40__E.G._DVDs__41__/comment_3_e3d1d3a3d3d831432ec940a8ab6f31e9._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..973e97319e --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Managing_a_large_number_of_files_archived_on_many_pieces_of_read-only_medium___40__E.G._DVDs__41__/comment_3_e3d1d3a3d3d831432ec940a8ab6f31e9._comment @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="http://lj.rossia.org/users/imz/" + ip="79.165.57.104" + subject="Yes, I agree, such a special remote for free-form read-only media would be convnient." + date="2012-10-20T23:58:45Z" + content=""" +I have already stored a lot of large files on DVDs. I did that for arhiving, so I cared that there are several copies. But I want this to be more automated. + +I take my disc (or one created by someone else, without any knowledge of Git), checksum its contents in git-annex, and in the projects where I'm using this content, I can check that the file is archived on at least N discs. + +Also, I might enhance the content -- this would be refected in a Git commit, so then I want also to be able to check that the new version has also ben archived on severeal discs. + +A special remote for such free-form read-only media would be very convenient. +"""]]