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diff --git a/doc/not.mdwn b/doc/not.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..affcb57f1 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/not.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +[[!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. |