On Monday 16 July 2007 13:28, Alan Brown wrote: > On Thu, 12 Jul 2007, Dan Langille wrote: > > >> If no one wants to test the Win32 version and report back on it (particularly > >> Vista, Vista VSS, and reparse points), I will test it myself. However, in > >> that case, I am condering not making the binaries available on Source Forge, > >> but on some other site and for a fee. Of course, you can build it yourself > >> for free -- as is always the case. > > > > I like this idea. Perhaps it will encourage a company to devote > > staff time to building the Windows binaries for all. > > I hate to say this, but history shows that it usually leads to a great > deal of shouting and hatemail from the peanut gallery. > > Kern, how many hours/how much cost is involved in validating the Win* > binaries?
My take on this is that the Bacula project has been supplying a lot of binaries (i.e. a lot of work and a service), corporations, Universities, and governments are saving 10s and even 100s of thousands of dollars in license fees in using Bacula, and certain of those establishments are becoming rather vocal about wanting high end features, but they are not willing to spend even 1 cent of the money they save on license fees to support the project. As a consequence, once a professional support service is put in place -- more on that in a few hours, the Bacula project will stop producing binaries and focus solely on development. Binaries will be free for individuals, non-profit organizations, and contribitors (to be defined). For all others, if they want pre-built and tested binaries they will have to pay one way or another. This seems totally consistent with the current direction Open Source is moving, and it is the only "fair" way that I know of. The source code will remain free. Other organizations, distros, people wishing to create and distribute binaries can continue to do so providing they adhere to the GPL license requirements. Any money obtained will be put back into developing Bacula features and paying a small renumeration to the people who create the binaries. Best regards, Kern PS: To those who offered their services to create binaries: many thanks. Once the professional support company is started, we will have the means to distribute binaries for a fee, and I would very much like to take you up on your offers ... -- probably near the end of 2007 or 1Q2008. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
