Re: syslog facilities
Magosanyi Arpad <mag@bunuel.tii.matav.hu> writes:
> On Wed, Feb 11, 1998 at 02:15:00AM +0100, Avery Pennarun wrote:
>
> > Now if only they had given us a string instead of a #define for the
> > facility... but that's in the past. If someone wants a fun hacking
> > project, they should add a feature to syslog to log based on the
> > "identifier" passed to openlog().
> Actually a lot more should be done to syslog to be an adequate thing.
> The main problem with it that it is _nearly_ correct so no one bothers to
> replace it entirely.
> What I am thinking about:
> Encryption, reliable transfer, a way to pull the logs from other machines,
> more thought out and string oriented record format, etc.
> Actually there is a friend of mine who does this as his thesis, we will see
> how far he can go till summer.
AFIAK he should state very early, which license he wants to apply to
it. If he comes too late, the university might become the owner of
his works.
But I`m deliberatly spreading a rumor!!
This issue should be cleared early enough, though.
Jens
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