Mailman 3 December 2024 - Bit-dev

Auto-remove: Request opinions about new GUI and behavior
by c.buhtz＠posteo.jp Dec. 27, 2024

Dec. 27, 2024

Hello Folks, I investigated the current auto-/smart-remove behavior and documented it. I found inconsistent behavior and minor bugs. There is a lot potential to improve and refactoring. Before starting with this I would like to request your opinions and suggestions about the next steps. I prepared a Mockup of the new auto-remove dialog-tab. It should explain all details. It also should be easier to understand for the users. If not please let me know. The overall goal is to make the behavior consistent and easier to understand without the need to read a user manual. So please have a look at this issue for details: <https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/1945#issuecomment-2550610014> I would prefer ongoing discussion in the issue. But of course feel free to use another channel, too. Thank you and regards, Christian

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Distinctive application logo for Back In Time
by c.buhtz＠posteo.jp Dec. 18, 2024

Dec. 18, 2024

Hello, it is a known and long standing topic that Back In Time need its own logo. Beside technical details also license and copyright issues need to be taken into account. The later was often a problem in the past. I created a new (meta) issue outlining all relevant details, including technical and legal aspects to consider. I would appreciate it if someone would review them. I maybe have forgotten something to consider. The goal of this issue is to use it in the designer community (e.g. Inkscape) to ask for contributions. https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/1961 Regards, Christian

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New Mastodon account @backintime@fosstodon.org
by c.buhtz＠posteo.jp Dec. 6, 2024

Dec. 6, 2024

Hello, Back In Time now has a Mastodon account @backintime@fosstodon.org [1] that will be used additionally to this mailing list as an announcement channel. Because I was not able to get a free (and working) email account for the project I used my own email to register this Mastodon account. Regards, Christian [1] -- <https://fosstodon.org/@backintime>

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Should BIT warn about "system files" in the backup?
by c.buhtz＠posteo.jp Dec. 5, 2024

Dec. 5, 2024

Hello, this is related to a user reporting problems with BIT. But backups his hole system. <https://www.reddit.com/r/debian/comments/1h6x9ci/debian_12_apt_glibc_238_no…> I often encounter problem reports by users backup system files and restoring them back. We do know that BIT and any other backup solution is not intended to do things like this. An image software is better suited for use cases like this. I wonder if BIT might warn users if they try to add files/directories outside from $HOME to there include list? Or simply when starting BIT in root mode the first time there could be a one-time-warning mentioning that BIT is not intended for full system backups and an image software should be used instead. What do you think? Regards, Christian

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