XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: joelcrump@gmail.com   
      
   Nux Vomica  wrote:   
      
   >It seems that a lot of users are, irrationally, opposed to the   
   >use of optical media for long-term archival storage.   
   >   
   >What, then, are some alternatives for the general user who does   
   >not command the BIG $BUCKS necessary for enterprise grade solutions.   
   >   
   >Tape?  Not likely.   
   >   
   >Note that magnetic (HDD) or IC NAND (SSD) devices are not to be   
   >considered long-term storage.  Consumer SSDs are especially not   
   >long term.   
   >   
   >Optical media is still by far the best in terms of cost/benefit   
   >for the general user.   
   >   
   >I have hundreds of optical disks that I have produced over the   
   >past years, all with GNU/Linux, and they will last me until the   
   >end of my time.   
      
      
   Optical disks are good if you want a handheld copy of something, but   
   external storage or large USB media is what I'd prefer.   
      
   --   
   Joel W. Crump   
      
   Amendment XIV   
   Section 1.   
      
   [...] No state shall make or enforce any law which shall   
   abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the   
   United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of   
   life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;   
   nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal   
   protection of the laws.   
      
   Dobbs rewrites this, it is invalid precedent.  States are   
   liable for denying needed abortions, e.g. TX.   
      
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