Forgive me if I'm prolonging this troll here but I felt compeled to write.
I don't know exactly what was the problem he was having but on the other hand,
with Bacula, I was able to write a series of scripts that creates a nice
backup system for switchable hard drives. It worked so well that it has been
running on Bacula 1.39 since it started. It is perfectly stable to say the
least !.
Yes it took a lot of reading. Yes it took a lot of trial and error, but Bacula
was always beside those points, They were relevant to my scrpts only.
I think is it extremely unfare to stamp a wonderful software like Bacula to be
an unstable or poorly design software just because of ONE of your experiences
with it. I think its proper to measure the sucsses/failure ratio among users
before posting this things. Then you may find that there is nothing wrong
with Bacula but with your attempts at it.
I have been lurking in the FreeBSD comunity since version 2.2.8 and, believe
me, I'd risk to say that 60 to 70 % of the help/support we need to use it
comes from the users, not from the guys who designed it. But they are there,
monitoring, ready to step in when some of us users adds a BS along the way.
I think the suport is right here. Is it unpaid? yes because the developers do
it on their spare time for free. Does it take long to get a reply? well,
sometimes yes, for the same reason above.
I am not trying to change your mind about Bacula. I am just humbly trying to
give you another perspective in the hopes that you might reformat your
atitude towards open source.
In any case, I hope you find something that works for you.
Best wishes,
--
Mario Lobo
http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br
FreeBSD since version 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio.... YET!!] (99,7% winedows FREE)
On Thursday 12 February 2009 22:28:37 Kevin Keane wrote:
> Oh, you don't trust open source? Is that why you are looking for a
> backup solution for Linux or BSD?
>
> Personally, I made very good experiences with bacula. I like it quite a
> bit better than Backup Exec (on Windows), never completely trusted that,
> actually.
>
> Steve Handy wrote:
> > Don't worry about it. Thanks for the concern. However I can't take a
> > chance on an open source backup solution in a telecommunications company.
> > I would prefer a solid rock software package with a name and entity
> > behind it that offers support and accountability. That generally comes
> > through purchasing.
> >
> > As they say there is no thing as a free lunch.
> >
> > Thanks Everyone
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Brian Debelius <bdebelius AT intelesyscorp DOT com>
> > To: Steve Handy
> > Cc: 'John Drescher' <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>;
> > bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net <bacula-users AT
> > lists.sourceforge DOT net>
> > Sent: Thu Feb 12 16:17:46 2009
> > Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula BLOCK issue where already created
> > volumes not being read
> >
> > I will not try to change your mind on that statement, and it's
> > irrelevant to this conversation. Back to the issue you have with
> > Bacula, please post you conf files, and you will get help to get it
> > configured properly and working.
> >
> > brian-
> >
> > Steve Handy wrote:
> >> No one is trashing it. I never said it's bad. It's open source and not
> >> as consistent as a product you pay for.
> >
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