Re: [Bacula-devel] Bacula 1.37 design doc

[Kern S. <ke...@si...>]

On Sunday 27 February 2005 23:10, Arno Lehmann wrote:
> Kern Sibbald wrote:
> ...
>
> > You know, there are two large classes of programmers ("large classes"
> > means "this is a bit of a simplification") those like you and David who
> > like to design everything up front, and those like me that like to
> > design/implement things in little chunks.
>
> Sorry, but this time I have to correct you: There is a third class, the
> non-programmers. That's what I am :-)
>
> >>>>The configuration allows to bind jobs to distinct devices or media
> >>>>types, or it allows the director to make these decisions.
> >>>
> >>>Well, this was my original idea some time ago, my current thinking is
> >>>that the configuration will still specify which devices can be used, but
> >>>there is no need to specify the Media Type -- possibly I'll add that in
> >>> a later version.
> >>
> >>I'd keep it possible for the user to bin a job to a media type.
> >
> > Unfortunately, it is probably another project. I am not ruling it out as
> > a future addition, but unless things go much smoother than I expect it is
> > probably ruled out this cut.
>
> Ok, I'm not pushing anyone...
>
> > What is important to me is not that I implement everything now but that I
> > do not go in a direction that will require a major upheaval either for
> > the code or the users in the future -- so far, I have avoided major
> > upheavals ...
>
> Well, the few months I'm following baculas development I'd say you did
> it right, after all.
>
> >>There were some offers of money recently - we could have you cloned ;-)
> >
> > Yes, I would love to be cloned. I have an interesting idea how to
> > generate money for the project, but it is a whole separate project. I
> > will be working with O'Reilly to publish the idea in the near future --
> > I'm waiting for an interview with me about the Bacula project to be
> > published before beginning in earnest on this article.
>
> One of those O'Reilly books? I don't know. Frankly, I think baculas
> manual is too good and bacula evolves too fast to publish a book like
> the animal-series ones... and of course, the've already got one with a bat.
>
> Or did you think about something different?

It is an "article", so I imagine it will be published on their web site. It 
certainly is not long enough for a book.

>
> >>Have a nice Sunday,
> >
> > It was -- thanks.  Aside from having a really nice outing with my wife, I
> > found and fixed a long standing Verify bug and have 1.36.2 ready for
> > imminent release. :-)
>
> Great, I'll see if I use it here.
>
> Arno

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Best regards,

Kern