Hacker News: buhtz

Back In Time: Call for testing – new SSH and gocryptfs mount subsystem

buhtz — Mon, 25 May 2026 13:43:59 +0000

Article URL: https://fosstodon.org/@backintime/116635499945145372

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48266744

Points: 2

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Using AGENTS.md / Claude.md to discourage AI-generated code contributions

buhtz — Mon, 11 May 2026 09:32:27 +0000

Article URL: https://fosstodon.org/@backintime/116555237447115014

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48092848

Points: 2

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Show HN: spdx2dep – Convertig SPDX meta data to debian/copyright (dep5)

buhtz — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 16:18:37 +0000

Article URL: https://codeberg.org/buhtz/spdx2dep

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47112228

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

New comment by buhtz in "Ask HN: What would you recommend a vibe coder learn about how all this works?"

buhtz — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:19:11 +0000

Stop vibing and use your own brain. After you have learned enough and consider yourself a software engineer you can restart using AI-tools. Only then you will have enough knowledge and experience to review the output of those machines.

And don't you dare to ever open a pull request with AI generated code in any free and open source project.

How and why to properly write copyright statements in your code

buhtz — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:28:43 +0000

Article URL: https://matija.suklje.name/how-and-why-to-properly-write-copyright-statements-in-your-code

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46999925

Points: 2

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New comment by buhtz in "[dead]"

buhtz — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:53:49 +0000

Introduces massive changes since v1.5.4, thorough testing is crucial. We want this version in the next Ubuntu LTS.

Deadline: February 6 is two weeks before Canonical Ubuntu’s Debian Import Freeze on February 20.

Please help: test it and report any issues

Faroese, Croatian, Slovenian and Vietnamese might be removed from GUI

buhtz — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:28:50 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/2080

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45592196

Points: 1

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How and why to properly write copyright statements in your code

buhtz — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 19:32:47 +0000

Article URL: https://matija.suklje.name/how-and-why-to-properly-write-copyright-statements-in-your-code

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45572406

Points: 4

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Release – Back in Time 1.5.6

buhtz — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 11:31:39 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/releases/tag/v1.5.6

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45480733

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by buhtz in "Why not Matrix (2023)"

buhtz — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 08:46:06 +0000

Why not using correct upper case letters in your blog post and ease the pain of your readers?!

New comment by buhtz in "Back in Time – Second Release Candidate (1.5.4-Rc2)"

buhtz — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:56:22 +0000

Please allow me to announce the second release candidate preparing for version 1.5.4 targeting the upcoming Debian 13 Trixie.

https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/releases/tag/v1.5.4-r...

Please report if you use it even if there are no new problems.

- EncFS, used for encrypted profiles, has been marked as deprecated and is schedule for removal in 2026. - The Smart & Auto remove GUI has been reorganized and renamed into "Remove & Retention", with improvements to the user manual section. Its behavior remains unchange. - An offset minute can now be configured for hourly schedule options. - Some config file fields have been moved to a newly introduced state file. - License and copyright information is now provided in machine-readable SPDX format, following the REUSE standard. - See CHANGELOG for more details.

Back in Time – Second Release Candidate (1.5.4-Rc2)

buhtz — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:56:22 +0000

Article URL: https://fosstodon.org/@backintime/114066853552697736

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43241288

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by buhtz in "Ask HN: What open source projects need help?"

buhtz — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:15:49 +0000

Back In Time [1] is a round about 15 years old backup software using rsync in the back. I'm part of the 3rd generation maintenance team there. A lot of work in investigating and fixing issues, understanding, documenting and refactoring old code. Have a look at Good First Issues [2] or Help Wanted Issues [3].

[1] -- <https://github.com/bit-team/backintime>

[2] -- <https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/labels/GOOD%20FIRST%2...>

[3] -- <https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/labels/HELP-WANTED>

New comment by buhtz in "Ask HN: What open source projects need help?"

buhtz — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:15:36 +0000

Hyperorg [1] does convert org(roam) files into HTML files preserving there links to each other. It's primary use case is to have an HTML representation of your Zettelkasten (aka "second brain") that is usable on your local machine in a browser without running a fancy web server, JavaScript or anything else. Pure HTML5 and CSS.

[1] -- <https://codeberg.org/buhtz/hyperorg>

New comment by buhtz in "Backup In Time release version 1.5.3"

buhtz — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:02:57 +0000

Please allow me to announce the next release of Back In Time.

The backup application for GNU/Linux, primarily aimed at desktop users and end-users. It uses Rsync and its hard link feature in the background to create space-efficient backups. In addition to a graphical interface, it also offers a command-line interface that allows users to manage their backups. It use Rsync behind The software is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License Version 2 (GPL-2.0-or-later) and is free software.

The minimum supported Python version has been raised to 3.9. The user manual has migrated to a new format and build system, now including sections on user callbacks and detailed example scripts. The code base has undergone extensive refactoring. FCron support has been added. The English strings in the GUI have been optimized. Serbian language is now available in both Latin and Cyrillic scripts. Interlingua (Occidental) has been introduced as a new language. The libnotify-bin (notify-send) dependency has been removed, as Back In Time now uses DBus for notifications.

Back In Time release version 1.5.3

buhtz — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:02:57 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/releases/tag/v1.5.3

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42126637

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by buhtz in "Release Candidate for Back in Time 1.5.3"

buhtz — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 12:46:47 +0000

Please allow me to announce a new Release Candidate in preparation for the Back In Time release version 1.5.3. Please report back if you use it, even if no issues are found. Details: https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/releases/tag/v1.5.3-r...

Changes: - Extensive code refactoring. - Added support for FCron. - Improved text labels in the graphical interface. - User manual updated. - Serbian language now available in both Latin and Cyrillic scripts. - New language: Interlingua (Occidental). - Minimum supported Python version raised to 3.9. - Removed dependency on libnotify-bin; now using DBus for notifications.

We encourage everyone to test this Release Candidate, as it helps ensure a higher-quality final release. Without testing and feedback, creating an Release Candidate would be pointless. Your input is essential to improving the project!

Thank you very much for support!

Release Candidate for Back in Time 1.5.3

buhtz — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 12:46:47 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/releases/tag/v1.5.3-rc1

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41895007

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

Back In Time 1.5.1 released

buhtz — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 08:42:18 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/releases/tag/v1.5.1

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41092008

Points: 2

# Comments: 0