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On Tue, 8 Sep 2009 15:30:11 +0000 (UTC) |
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Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net> wrote: |
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> But I don't see any |
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> reason for someone running it for just their own machine, or even for 2-3 |
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> machines on a home network, |
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Anyone with this kind of simple setup should maybe consider using |
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the plain old traditional sysklogd, rather than syslog-ng. These |
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"ng" versions of whatever package always add more features and complexity |
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that do not apply to single-user systems -- and not everyone uses Linux |
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in a large, multi-user, networked environment. |
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Thankfully, Gentoo still make the traditional sysklogd available. |
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Other distros do not, and the single user has to grapple with |
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this unnecessary complexity. |
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"Choice" is the keyword, but I fear that user choices will become |
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more limited in the future. |
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Frank Peters |
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