simplicity vs safety with complexity
David Relson
relson at osagesoftware.com
Thu Jan 27 03:28:25 CET 2005
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 01:24:55 +0000
Glenn Morris wrote:
> David Relson wrote:
>
> > I've got a question for y'all. Would you rather have
> >
> > 1) a wordlist that's simple, easy to backup, but vulnerable to software
> > and hardware crashes; or
> >
> > 2) a wordlist that offers crash protection but is complex to maintain,
> > backup, ...
>
> Thank you for consulting.
>
> Option 1 please. If it's easy to backup, who cares about crashes?
Ah! A daredevil!!!!
> When I tried option 2, it was unusable for me due to NFS issues. I
> really don't see the need for crash protection. It's always going to
> be an added layer of complexity that makes the operation less robust,
> AFAICS.
It seems that transactions add robustness but make administration more
complex. 'Tis hard to say which is better :-<
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