Re: [gentoo-dev] system-logger

[Vitaly Kushneriuk]

I'm not sure we want Gentoo became a "do this and that and you'll get
linux running" distro for dummies.
SA using Gentoo SUPPOSED to know what is syslog and which one he likes.
You realy should do some web research if you don't know which one to
use. It will only help you to better understand your system.
That's the main idea of installing Gentoo : to know your system and have
only stuff you want. So basic installation should install only 
"THE MUST" components, leaving the rest to SA to decide.


     Vitaly.
 
On Mon, 2001-12-03 at 14:17, Mikael Hallendal wrote:
> sön 2001-12-02 klockan 18.31 skrev Jerry A!:
> > On Sun, Dec 02, 2001 at 01:55:10PM +0100, Sebastian Werner wrote:
> > : Hey,
> > :
> > : you write in the documentation that i can choose my system-logger:
> > : sylogd, syslog-ng or metalob. Which is the best, the fastest, the
> > : easiest. What ever. Have anybody test them and could give me an intro.
> >
> > They are both excellent loggers.  The syntax for metalog is somewhat
> > simplier.  I recommend perusing the homepages for both programs and see
> > which one fits your needs.
>
> IMHO we should have a "default" one or at least one that we recommend.
> Most people doesn't really care as long as it just works, and by making
> people make the descission while installing only confuses lots of
> people.
>
> So, we should do either of two schemes:
>
> 1) Install a default one and make a note in the documents that you can
>    change it.
>
> 2) Don't install one but say 'then merge a system logger, preferable
>    XXX'.
>
> Regards,
>   Mikael Hallendal
>
> --
>
> Mikael Hallendal
> Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop Team Leader
> CodeFactory AB, Stockholm, Sweden
>