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+[[!meta title="what git-annex is not"]]
+
+* git-annex is not a backup system. It may be a useful component of an
+ [[archival|use_case/bob]] system, or a way to deliver files to a backup
+ system.
+
+ For a backup system that uses git, take a look at
+ [bup](http://github.com/apenwarr/bup).
+
+* git-annex is not unison, but if you're finding unison's checksumming
+ too slow, or its strict mirroring of everything to both places too
+ limiting, then git-annex could be a useful alternative.
+
+* git-annex is not some flaky script that was quickly thrown together.
+ I wrote it in Haskell because I wanted it to be solid and to compile
+ down to a binary.