[wplug-plan] BackInTime Presentation

[Justin Smith]

Linux is an incredibly versatile family of operating systems but suffers from 
deficiencies for certain use cases.

File backup is one of them. Sure, for a more advanced user, it's easy enough to set up 
an ownCloud instance or piece together a scripted set of rsync runs, but what about 
the for the average user who wants something that "just works?"

As an OS X system administrator over the past couple of years, I've noticed that users 
like Apple's Time Machine application. While not feature-rich, it's a relatively simple 
program: you point your computer to a destination, and it takes care of the rest.

BackInTime[1] is a similar program for Linux. With it, you can set up regular backups 
using SSH and rsync, and there's a graphical interface to help with configuration and 
file restoration. It isn't /quite/ as simple as Time Machine, but what it lacks in ease of 
use it makes up for in opportunity to learn the core tools that make Linux so amazing.

This would be an excellent use case for an inexpensive Linux computer such as the 
recently-released Raspberry Pi 3 and an external hard drive.

I propose a presentation that includes three separate topics of interest: an 
introduction to the Raspberry Pi 3, an overview of SSH & rsync, and a tutorial for 
setting up SSH on a Raspberry Pi 3 (or other spare Linux box) as a BackInTime server.

Since I'm now living in Ohio, it would probably have to be a remote presentation. If that 
would be a problem, I can see about coming home for the weekend to give my talk.


*Justin Smith*
Linux System Administrator

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[1] http://backintime.le-web.org/
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