From: Craig B. <cba...@us...> - 2011-03-03 07:46:05
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Dan, > reading this, and the other things you've sent, I wonder if it > would be better to forget about backward compatibility. > given the storage efficiency it's just not a huge burden to start > over. > > Not that I think that should be an explicit *goal*, but it sounds > like this has been a hassle. > > Don't need a bunch of discussion on this, and I'm sure there are > those who disagree with me, but keep it in mind if it gets tough. I think it's doable to have it be compatible. But you are right - a user could start a new instance with new storage and get a clean set of 4.x backups. The old data could be kept around for a while if needed. Craig |