Burp is a backup and restore program. It uses librsync in order to save on
the amount of space that is used by each backup. It also uses VSS (Volume
Shadow Copy Service) to make snapshots when backing up Windows computers.
It is open source free software (where 'free' means both that you do not have
to pay for it, and that you have freedom to do what you want with it) released
under the AGPLv3 licence. See the FAQ for more information.
It is also rather new and currently
under heavy development. Therefore, do not expect to upgrade to a future
version and retain compatibility with the current version.
Finally, as with the vast majority of open software, Burp comes with
absolutely no warranty. You are responsible for testing it and ensuring that
it works for you.
Please see the FAQ page for more information on this.
The main author of Burp is Graham Keeling.
NEWS
2011-03-02: burp-1.1.5 is released. See the DOWNLOADS
page.
Changes in burp-1.1.5:
* Added a 'verify' command. See the man page for details.
* Improved the include/exclude path functionality.
* Fixed a crash on 64bit Windows when exiting.
2011-27-02: burp-1.1.0 is released. See the DOWNLOADS
page.
Changes in burp-1.1.0:
* Added openssl.
* Added byte counters and checksums to the backup manifest files, in
anticipation of a 'verify' command.
IMPORTANT IF YOU ARE UPGRADING FROM AN OLDER VERSION OF BURP:
a) Your previous backups will no longer work, due to changes in the
manifest files. You will also need to move old backups aside in order to
continue to make new backups.
b) Your old config files will need some fields to do with SSL added to them.
See the man page and the examples in the 'configs' directory for help.
IMPORTANT FOR MY ENCOURAGEMENT AND THE FUTURE OF BURP:
If you have tried burp, I really want to hear from you to find out what
you like about it, what you don't like, what new features you would like,
how you have been using it, whether it has helped you, or anything that
you would like to tell me. I am currently working in the dark!
2011-16-02: burp-1.0.31 is released.
2011-02-02: burp-1.0.11 is released.
2011-02-02: burp-1.0.10 is released.
2011-01-30: burp-1.0.9 is released.
2011-01-25: burp-1.0.5 is released.
2011-01-25: mailling list created. See the CONTACT page.
2011-01-23: burp-1.0.3 is released.
2011-01-22: burp-1.0.0 is released.
2011-01-22: Web site created.
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