> > Yes, thank you for bringing it to our attention, we *are* very interested. > This is clearly a nice functionality, and something that a lot of users > would want. > > However, I have several comments: > > 1. If the program uses any part of Bacula, then James should (probably > must) immediately release the source code of the program, not just the > binaries as Eric pointed out.
No Bacula code was used (eg cut & pasted), and it's written in C#, but obviously I consulted the Bacula code a bit in writing it, and used wireshark extensively in analysing the traffic. I'm not sure what the licensing implications of doing this are, but GPL2 seems like a reasonable license so I'm happy to release it under that. Does anyone have any documentation on how I should prepare the source code for release under GPL2 (headers, included documentation, etc)? Obviously the GPL2 itself specifies this, but the last time I read the GPL cover to cover was about 10 years ago and I don't fancy doing it again unless I have to (which... I guess I do :). > 4. I am quite concerned about having a separate File daemon that is not > integrated with Bacula -- at the best, you must rely on the author to > follow Bacula carefully and closely, or you may find yourself locked into > a particular version of Bacula that works with it. At worst, you may find > your Volumes or Catalog written in a way that they will no longer be > compatible with Bacula. To repeat, I am not stating that anything in this > point is true, only that it is a concern. > > 5. I would *much* rather see such a project integrated with Bacula, and if > I am not mistaken, I have previously mentioned that to James. > We have indeed discussed this, and I think that the best middle ground would be some sort of API to the filed to allow third party plugins, as I understand that the protocol is not documented or guaranteed to be stable in any way between releases. I have a couple of ideas on the form that I would like that API to take, if anyone is interested. Thanks James ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-devel
