Re: Debian 5

[Mike McGinn <mikemcginn@mcginnweb.net>]

On Monday, May 19, 2014 15:40:05 Jim Harris wrote:
> I ran into a situation whereby a server was not well maintained and
> contains some critical scientific information for someone I know. It has
> not been properly maintained since the system was put together using very
> talented computer people at the time, but have since moved on to other
> things. It is running Debian 5 and has not been upgraded since that time.
> We checked the archives, however they seem to be closed at this time. 
> Would you say this person is “screwed” in that they cannot upgrade to the
> latest version? If it can be saved, what would be a suggestion?  Thank
> you.
> 
> 
> Jim Harris, CAPM
> Research Coordinator
> Bioreactor Group, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
> University of Pittsburgh; 3025 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh PA 15203 USA
> phn +1- 412.383.7460  fax +1- 412.383.9460
> 
Hi Jim,
I would suggest identifying an backing up the scientific data. I would suggest 
putting a backuo program in place and auditing the backups to make sure that 
all the scientific data is backed up. Only then would I think about upgrading.

Mike

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