computer programs that permit you (or the system
administrator) to manage backup, recovery, and verification
of computer data across a network of computers of different
- kinds.<br>
+ kinds.
+ Bacula is relatively easy to use and efficient, while
+ offering many advanced storage management features that make
+ it easy to find and recover lost or damaged files.<br>
<br>
In technical terms, it is an <b>Open Source, enterprise
ready, network based backup program</b>.<br>
<br>
- Bacula 3.0.0 is released.
+ 30 April 2009: Bacula 3.0.1 has been released.
See: <a href="http://www.bacula.org/en/?page=news">
News </a><br>
<br>
- Bacula is relatively easy to use and efficient, while
- offering many advanced storage management features that make
- it easy to find and recover lost or damaged files.<br>
+ According to Source Forge statistics (rank and downloads),
+ Bacula is by far the most popular Enterprise grade Open
+ Source program.
+
<br>
Most of the <b>Bacula</b> source code is released under the
and for the current code under development in the Source
Forge SVN. The development version of the manual typically has
more documentation, but may also document new features that are
- not in the released version. The Developer's Guide
+ not in the released version. The <b>Developer's Guide</b>
presents important information for users who want to
contribute to the Bacula project.<br>