Apple's "Time Machine" Now For Linux... Sort Of

deander2 writes "Apple's 'Time Machine' is cool, but I use Linux, not MacOSX. So here is a Linux implementation (built off of rsync, of course). No fancy OpenGL, but quite functional none-the-less."

Re:Innovation

[corychristison]

Especially seeing as Virtual Desktops have been available for Windows XP for over 6 years and they work on Win98 and possibly 95...

Ooo! Is that when the screen goes blue because your system has been infested with pirates and you have to turn your system off and through it out the window to save your data? I loved that feature.

... Yes it's a joke!

more oblig

[russlar]

...But will it run on Vista?

you make the assumption that Vista runs.

Re:Innovation

[sammyF70]

Sure am ;) I just find that kind of "In the beginning there was Apple .. then everybody started copying it" Appleboy talk fun.

Re:I'm too lazy to do any research...

[ShieldW0lf]

Just to clear this up for everyone:

Computers do not have sexy interfaces. Neither do phones or mp3 players.

A sexy interface is pink, and moist, and warm, and throbs gently. It occasionally releases strange sounds, odd odors and fluids of various colors. It comes with no manual to operate, and apparently many people never figure them out properly, however, it is a great deal of fun to experiment with them.

I absolutely love sexy interfaces, and I'm going to go enjoy one right now.

If you'd like a sexy interface of your own, here's a hint. They doesn't come from Apple.

Re:Warning! Do Not Use!

[geminidomino]

Let's see who can come up with the most interesting way to complete the following sentence:

"That's not a gloryhole, that's a..."

"...space station."

(Who didn't know that was coming?)

Re:Not the interface

[mrv20]

> You have the cure for cancer but refuse to give it to us because we don't have the time or desire to learn Perl

I think you've got that backwards. Exposure to Perl almost certainly causes ill health, not cures it.

Re:Not the interface

[Trailer Trash]

Please! Think about what you're saying!

Isn't that supposed to be "seing"?

[duck/run]

Re:Not the interface

[jav1231]

It's not just a goofy-3d-zooming-thingy. You can zoom through space, find the image you want, then drag-n-drop items right through the goofy-3d-zooming-thingy. That makes it a cool-as-shit-goofy-3d-zooming-thingy that's also functional. BTW: tell your Mom to type "cp /mnt/backup/11-01-07/path/to/file/file ~/" and she'll probably wash your mouth out with soap! Tell her to find what she deleted and drag it to her desktop and Mommy will bake you brownies! Mmmmm...brownies!

Re:Not the interface

[Anonymous Coward]

Half as well.

And when I use incorrect French on a French website, you're welcome to correct me. I'd rather write correctly, thanks.

Re:Not the interface

[Anonymous Coward]

Which reminds me... I know I had your mom's phone number here someplace.

*ZOOOM THROUGH TIME*

That's right. See you at 8, kiddo.

Re:Not the interface

[Anonymous Coward]

People are actually using vista/longhorn/2003?

Re:Not the interface

[Emetophobe]

That makes it a cool-as-shit-goofy-3d-zooming-thingy that's also functional.

It's a UNIX system! I know this!

Re:Not the interface

[BrokenHalo]

Hmmm. Guess I'll find out how good the interface to Time Machine is as soon as I get past Leopard's shiny new Blue Screen interface.

*ducks* ;-D