XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: nv@linux.rocks   
      
   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.   
      
      
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