BRU PE Windows and Linux versions? Can’t find any news on this software that was announced 3 years ago? Should I just get Preroll Post?

[Luke Mullen]

Any news on BRU for Windows? Is it possible for me to get on the mailing list for the beta?

[Dean Tyson]

Does anybody have any idea whatever happened with this BruPE Windows beta test version?

Is it still happening? Been over a year since the announcement…?

[Jon Allen]

Any updates as of Dec 2018? Tired of using mac os for a file server its too unstable…need to switch to linux

[Malcolm Wright]

Hey Jon,

I’ve been in touch with Tolis for the past year. Throughout that time, the release has been imminent, but never quite there. Whilst I do believe they are actively trying to get it out the door, it is difficult to put too much faith in it after 4 years of dashed expectations.

If you can do without the media-specific functions, I’ve had great success with the most recent version of Retrospect. It is also a lot cheaper. At the end of the day, you just want to know your data is safe – the media bells and whistles are secondary. I can also vouch for Retrospect’s customer service: very good.

All the best,
M

[Jon Allen]

Thanks Malcolm – I have 100+ tapes already in bru format, it works very well and I like knowing that the company has been around for so long without being bought/sold/merged/spun off. I think bru server for linux will work for me.