Bug#720657: zfs-auto-snapshot: changing from RFP to ITP
On 06/11/2016 23:25, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
> There is already the zfsnap package in Debian for automated zfs snapshots.
> How is this package different and more useful than zfsnap?
They are both shell scripts, both run from cron tabs and have similar
goals. They differ in configuration and in the snapshots they create. I
would not have a problem using zfsnap if my clients had not already been
using zfs-auto-snapshot for some years and have based additional work
flow on that. Converting to zfsnap wouldn't be trivial.
The reason for wanting this in Debian is to avoid either having to add a
PPA or having to install git to install some shell scripts.
It doesn't seem like one of them is clearly better than the other, they
are two implementations that seem to be widely used, and I can see how
having two of them might be somewhat confusing to users who have to make
a choice, but I believe its better to have it available in the archives
rather than having to download a tarball.
-Jonathan
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