[TriLUG] Music Files (and a small rant)

[Pat Regan]

Mark Freeze wrote:
> The method I decided to use with my budget and available hardware and
> how important the files are to me, etc...  is this: Two computers,
> both with 2 250GB drives, (The data ended up being only 360GB.)
> configured with RAID 0 (striping) , one with windows (Because my
> Napster-to-go wont work with Linux.), and the other running SAMBA that
> mirrors the music and 'my documents' directories from the windows box
> nightly.   I will probably add the DVD backup option now that Pat has
> informed me of the cost.  I really had no idea that it was that cheap.
> 

If you go with the DVD backup this may not be a big deal to you, but I
will let you know anyway...  If you go with RAID 0 you are doubling your
chances of losing all your data.  One drive goes, everything goes.

I have used RAID 0 in the past, but the only reason to do it is to
improve throughput.  You don't really need that just to store music.
You would be better off using 2 seperate volumes with half the music on
each.  That way, if you lose one drive you only lose half the data.
Much less effort to restore it that way.


> On 5/27/05, Pat Regan <thehead at patshead.com> wrote:
>> You should expect to be ridiculed when you claim to be doing something
>> that is currently illegal :p.
>> 
> 
> Pat, what a great post up until this little barb you had to throw in
> at the end.  Read my earlier posts.  I stated that I was downloading
> files from Napster until all of the yelling about the legalities over
> the service started, and then I quit downloading.  

I never said that I had any problem with what you did, or are doing.
All I am pointing out is that you brought up a topic that stated that
you are actually breaking the law.

I have been on automotive performance mailing lists before, and if you
brought up speeding or light street racing you would get people crawling
out of the woodwork telling you why you shouldn't be doing such things.
   :p

Pat
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