--- On Thu, 10/2/08, Kern Sibbald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Kern Sibbald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Bacula-devel] [Bacula-users] Bacula Status > To: bacula-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: "bacula-users" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thursday, October 2, 2008, 2:37 PM > 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. > I am not sure how the manual is generated, maybe adding version in paranthesis after the option would be easy: e.g. IgnoreDir (V3.0.0) This way you only have to maintain one manual and if someone is reading a manual and is using older version, he/she can easily make a decision whether he/she should upgrade to the new version in order to use the new option. > Regards, > > Kern > > > > > Thanks. > > > > Hemant Shah > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --- On Thu, 10/2/08, Kern Sibbald > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: Kern Sibbald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: [Bacula-users] Bacula Status > > > To: "bacula-users" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Cc: "bacula-devel" > <bacula-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>, > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your > Move > > > Developer's challenge > > > Build the coolest Linux based applications with > Moblin SDK > > > & win great prizes > > > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source > event > > > anywhere in the world > > > > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Bacula-users mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move > Developer's > > challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications > with Moblin SDK & win > > great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open > Source event anywhere > > in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Bacula-devel mailing list > > Bacula-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-devel Hemant Shah E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-devel mailing list Bacula-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-devel
