Re: Internet Draft Final Submission Cut-Off Today

David Morris <dwm@xpasc.com> Tue, 05 March 2013 03:22 UTC

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Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:22:31 -0800
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Subject: Re: Internet Draft Final Submission Cut-Off Today
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On Mon, 4 Mar 2013, Roberto Peon wrote:

> I think you mean backup solution, source control won't help on its own :)

Source control, assuming the traditional server implementation, is one
form of backup solution ... but I agree, the requirement is a backup
solution where the backup is protected from the hazards the individual
computer would be subjected to.

Draft submission is hardly the best way to protect work.

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> On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 5:05 PM, Peter Saint-Andre <stpeter@stpeter.im>wrote:
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> > On 3/4/13 2:53 PM, Roberto Peon wrote:
> > > There was a fire in the office, three desks away from mine last
> > > week during the weekend. Sprinklers came on. If my computer had
> > > either caught fire, or been exposed to too much water (luckily
> > > neither happened) the draft would have been lost.
> >
> > Nothing is stopping you from using source control. :-)