From: pedro m. <sy...@gm...> - 2013-01-15 01:55:18
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On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Adrian Reyer <bac...@li...> wrote: > On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 06:00:18PM -0500, Bryan Harris wrote: >> > Bacula community edition will continue, unix, linux, windows products? >> I think he means "Will Windows be supported?", or "Will Windows continue?", or something along those lines. Here is my understanding, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong: > > As I understand the mentioned page, there won't be precompiled Windows > Community Binaries anymore. However, windows as a client will still be > supported, but you have to compile it yourself. > As windows users/administrators are not as used to compiling things as > linux/unix users are, there is an offer of Bacula Systems on precompiled > Enterprise versions. Alternatively someone else could just step up and > offer the precompiled windows binaries. > > If I misgot this and future windows fd-development ceased to exist, the > code about to be removed, I'd see it as a serious problem as it damages > the credibility of bacula as an available system. Bacula Systems is > not a solution to this as it is not free software and if tomorrow > Bacula Systems decides to only support e.g. Android as the single > plattform, there is no source to continue with. Don't misunderstand me > there, I really like Bacula Systems providing the Enterprise windows > binaries. I'd prefer them to provide the community binaries, though, and > while they are at it, perhaps 'certified' community binaries for the > major linux distributions. > > Regards, > Adrian > -- > LiHAS - Adrian Reyer - Hessenwiesenstraße 10 - D-70565 Stuttgart > Fon: +49 (7 11) 78 28 50 90 - Fax: +49 (7 11) 78 28 50 91 > Mail: li...@li... - Web: http://lihas.de > Linux, Netzwerke, Consulting & Support - USt-ID: DE 227 816 626 Stuttgart Got it, thanks all for your info, I will try the windows enterprise edition. |