Re: [Bacula-devel] [Bacula-users] Bacula Status

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

On Thursday 02 October 2008 17:39:25 Hemant Shah wrote:
> Kern,
>
>   When you add these features to the on-line documentation, it would be
> nice if there was a tag (maybe in the left margin) that provided the
> version of bacula that supported that option.
>
>   From reading this userlist I have noticed that many users install
> whatever is available in the software repository, which are old versions,
> and there are few users who stay one version behind for stability. When
> they read the documentation it is not clear whether a given option is
> supported in their version of bacula.

Adding a tag in the left margin is too hard to get correct and means a lot of 
maintenance at least at this point with the limited manpower we have. 

However, we hope to soon have multiple versions of the manual on the web site 
so that you can consult the manual that corresponds to your version.

Regards,

Kern

>
>   Thanks.
>
> Hemant Shah
> E-mail: hj...@ya...
>
> --- On Thu, 10/2/08, Kern Sibbald <ke...@si...> wrote:
> > From: Kern Sibbald <ke...@si...>
> > Subject: [Bacula-users] Bacula Status
> > To: "bacula-users" <bac...@li...>
> > Cc: "bacula-devel" <bac...@li...>,
> > bac...@li... Date: Thursday, October 2, 2008,
> > 6:49 AM
> > Hello,
> >
> > I would like to give you a status of where the Bacula
> > project is as I see it
> > and where we are going.
> >
> > Current release:
> >
> > The current production release is 2.4.2, and it seems quite
> > stable. There are
> > a few patches against it, so we will be releasing a bug fix
> > 2.4.3 update
> > shortly that has all those patches integrated.
> >
> >
> > Development version:
> >
> > Our development version 2.5.x (to be released as 3.0.0) is
> > progressing quite
> > nicely.  We are documenting the features that we have
> > added, testing them,
> > and in a few cases, completing the implementation.  The
> > feature set is
> > probably the most important of any release to date, and if
> > you are
> > interested, please take a look at our preliminary
> > documentation at:
> >
> > http://www.bacula.org/manuals/en/concepts/concepts/New_Features.html
> >
> > If all goes as planned, we will release a beta version of
> > 2.5.x in the next
> > week or so, and the final release will be made around the
> > end of the year.
> > 2.5.x is proving quite stable, but some of the new features
> > as expected need
> > a bit more fine tuning.  Fortunately, we already have a few
> > beta testers
> > (including myself) who are using the new features (Accurate
> > backup, Copy,
> > plugins, ...) and are reporting back to us.
> >
> > Good news:
> >
> > As most of you know, I have been the only full time
> > developer working on
> > Bacula since the beginning.  However, we now have a second
> > person, Eric
> > Bollengier, who  since the beginning of October is
> > dedicated to the Bacula
> > project.  I am really pleased with this, and you probably
> > already know that
> > Eric has already made very significant contributions of
> > code in the past,
> > starting in early 2003 and  has implemented a substantial
> > number of the new
> > features in version 2.5.x.
> > Welcome aboard Eric!  :-)
> >
> > More good news:
> >
> > You have probably read some of my previous emails about
> > creating a
> > professional services company to be able to satisfy the
> > needs of enterprises
> > and thus accellerate the acceptance of Bacula in the
> > commercial world.  It
> > has taken an enormous effort, and as I mentioned, it has
> > temporarily diverted
> > about 50% of my energies from the Bacula project for the
> > last six months, but
> > I believe the final benefits will far outweight the
> > temporary costs.  For
> > example, having Eric dedicated to the Bacula project was
> > made possible by the
> > existence of this new company.  Creating the company has
> > been two years in
> > the making, and now this professional services company is
> > now a reality, and
> > I will be officially announcing it next week, and I think
> > you will be pleased
> > how we have structured it.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Kern
> >
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