\index[general]{Bacula Projects }
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-Please see the projects page on the web site at:
-\elink{www.bacula.org.projects.html}{http://www.bacula.org/projects.html}, or
-see the {\bf projects} file in the main source directory. For a current list
-of tasks you can see {\bf kernstodo} in the main source directory.
+Once a new major version of Bacula is released, the Bacula
+users will vote on a list of new features. This vote is used
+as the main element determining what new features will be
+implemented for the next version. Generally, the development time
+for a new release is between 4 to 9 months.
+
+For the current list of project, please see the projects page in the CVS
+at: \elink{http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/*checkout*/bacula/bacula/projects}
+{http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/*checkout*/bacula/bacula/projects}
+see the {\bf projects} file in the main source directory. The projects
+file is updated approximately once every six months.
+
+Separately from the project list, Kern maintains a current list of
+tasks as well as ideas, feature requests, and occassionally design
+notes. This list is updated roughly weekly (sometimes more often).
+For a current list of tasks you can see {\bf kernstodo} in the Source Forge
+CVS at \elink{http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/*checkout*/bacula/bacula/kernstodo}
+{http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/*checkout*/bacula/bacula/kernstodo}.