Backing up sparse files ... VM's and TrueCrypt ... etc

[Edward Ned Harvey]

> This is just one of the reasons I wish they could work out the legal
> issues between zfs and linux.  The latest version of zfs has block
> level dedupe, both in the fs and the backup, and both can be configured
> independently.

Nevermind dedupe, even in "vanilla" configuration, zfs does a great job of
just sending the changed blocks instantly without need to search or diff for
them.

Recently, a few months ago, I saw two articles released within a day of each
other.  Apple gave up on ZFS in OSX because of irreconcilable license
issues.  And KQ Infotech is working on a port of zfs to Linux, with reason
to believe they can, or have already overcome the license conflict issues.

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