From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 2/16/2026 7:33 AM, occam wrote:   
   > On 16/02/2026 05:26, Gordon wrote:   
   >> On 2026-02-16, Lawrence D’Oliveiro  wrote:   
   >>> On Mon, 16 Feb 2026 02:43:51 +0000, Shimon wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Syncthing is a free, open-source, continuous file synchronization   
   >>>> program ...   
   >>>   
   >>> Not the same as “backup” though, is it ... unless you only want to   
   >>> count *current* files, rather than snapshots of what has gone before   
   >>> ...   
   >>   
   >> More to the point we are getting the waters mudded. This thread is about   
   >> Backups. A programme which sync autmatically is a dangerous tool.   
   >   
   > I agree completely.  I prefer backup (master > slave) more than syncing.   
   > A recent syncing of my bookmarks on Firefox across platforms left me   
   > with duplicates, redundancies and a lot of mess.   
   >   
   >>   
   >> The Unix philosophy  is to have one tool that just does one thing well.   
   >   
   > Ah, the Promised Land... Linux. I'm waiting for the parting of the   
   > waters any day now.   
      
   If you need a job, there's always work to do in Linux.   
      
   Write us some backup software :-) Mostly GUI work.   
      
      Paul   
      
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