Re: is there a tarsnap pkg avaialble for debian

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On 06/23/2011 01:09 AM, Harry Putnam wrote:
[snip]
> Is there a source for a `tarsnap' pkg
>
>    (http://www.tarsnap.com/index.html)
>
> that is accessible with `aptitude'?

https://www.tarsnap.com/download.html

[quote]At the present time, pre-built binaries are not available for 
Tarsnap — it must be compiled from the source code.[/quote]

http://www.tarsnap.com/

[quote]$5 for an initial deposit[/quote]

That *might* not break the DFSG, but I doubt whether any DD would want 
to package it.

http://www.tarsnap.com/infrastructure.html

[quote]Data archived via Tarsnap is stored to the Amazon S3 storage 
service[/quote]

Secure your own data.  External enclosures and hard drives are *cheap*.

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