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Backup File Inventory

jsaskey

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January 24, 2016 at 9:58 pm

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KenpoDBA SSCrazy Eights Points: 9811 More actions · Answer 1

Not to put too find a point on it, but Minion Backup gives you this out of the box.

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Robert Sterbal SSChampion Points: 11054 More actions · Answer 2

A quick look at the license shows the Minion customer may not:

b. Evaluate the Software for the purpose of competing with MinionWar

Licenses written like this are a can of worms.

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KenpoDBA SSCrazy Eights Points: 9811 More actions · Answer 3

Not really. We just don't want you taking our code and releasing your own product based off of it. As far as I know, pretty much everything else is fair game.

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g.britton SSChampion Points: 13863 More actions · Answer 4

We went over to MinionBackup a while ago. No need for scripts like this (though I'm a big-time Python fan! So much better than PowerShell I hardly know where to start.)

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KenpoDBA SSCrazy Eights Points: 9811 More actions · Answer 5

Thanks for that.

Now, I'd really love to hear your thoughts on Python vs PS.

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Robert Sterbal SSChampion Points: 11054 More actions · Answer 6

About the only kind of software I can deploy to the hundred of sites I connect to is open source.

Everything else goes through a completely different channel.

The script published in the article might be open source, the Minion license isn't. They BOTH have value.

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jsaskey SSC Enthusiast Points: 121 More actions · Answer 7

jsaskey

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January 25, 2016 at 9:49 am

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The script published in my article is open source.

KenpoDBA SSCrazy Eights Points: 9811 More actions · Answer 8

That's correct, the Minion license isn't open source, but it's free.

And we've got users who have modified it to suite their purposes. They just can't turn around and re-release it.

The only modifications i'm aware of to date are having it conform to their filename specs.

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g.britton SSChampion Points: 13863 More actions · Answer 9

KenpoDBA (1/25/2016)
Thanks for that.
Now, I'd really love to hear your thoughts on Python vs PS.

I haven't worked up a detailed comparison, but I'll start here:

Python is rightly called "easy to learn and hard to forget".

I'd say PS is exactly the opposite.

Some random thoughts in no particular order:

- indenting vs braces: Python code is easy on the eyes thanks to *required* indenting. F# borrowed that idea (and gave credit!).

- import MyDll vs [Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFile("MyDll.dll"): Easy syntax to bring in additional namespaces

- Classes:

def MyClass:

# code

vs

Add-Type -Language CSharp @"

public class Record{

/* code */

}

"@;

- comparisons:

<,>,==, <=, >= etc vs -lt, -gt, -eq, etc

- in Python, everything has a Boolean value

if foo vs if (foo = 'True')

- Very mature, high-performance language with thousands of free packages for pretty much anything you like

It's a real pity Microsoft abandoned the IronPython project (.NET version of Python). Re-inventing the wheel helped no one.

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jsaskey SSC Enthusiast Points: 121 More actions · Answer 10

To the debate on Python vs. PowerShell, I would add the following.

PowerShell is engineered for maintenance of the Windows enterprise. The use of "cmdlets" makes it more of an API than a language, although certainly it has higher level language elements.

Python is probably more of a "pure" computer language, in this case, it dovetails with PowerShell in offering OS access features.

PowerShell is also a fine choice for a utility like this, in my case Python is also free and I've taught a community college course in the language so it's more familiar to me.

g.britton SSChampion Points: 13863 More actions · Answer 11

jsaskey (1/25/2016)
To the debate on Python vs. PowerShell, I would add the following.
PowerShell is engineered for maintenance of the Windows enterprise. The use of "cmdlets" makes it more of an API than a language, although certainly it has higher level language elements.
Python is probably more of a "pure" computer language, in this case, it dovetails with PowerShell in offering OS access features.
PowerShell is also a fine choice for a utility like this, in my case Python is also free and I've taught a community college course in the language so it's more familiar to me.

Interesting. I've been teaching Python for a little while now myself! What PS calls cmdlets, Python calls functions. The real shame is the Microsoft abandoned IronPython, though there is still a project that is alive and well.

I've been trying to find some time to convert some typical PS scripts to (Iron)Python.

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