On 10/07/2008 Michael Biebl wrote: > Jonas Meurer wrote: >> Just wanted to bring up that topic again. I believe it's far to late for >> changing the default syslog daemon for lenny to rsyslog, albeit I think >> it would be really desirable. >> >> According to http://wiki.debian.org/Rsyslog all preliminary tasks are >> already done, so as far as I can see the only thing that still needs to >> be done is changing priorities of sysklogd/klogd and rsyslog. >> > > Hi Jonas, > hi release team, > > first of all, I have to say, that I think the rsyslog package is in > pretty good shape and I still think a switch to rsyslog as default > syslog is doable in time for lenny. > As you can read from my former emails [1], I would have preferred, if > such a switch would have been done much earlier. > From all the feedback and requests I get (from users and other DDs), > there seems to be a strong interest in rsyslog being the default syslog. > > So I'd like to ask the release team again on their opinion on this > matter and if they would acknowledge this change. > > If so, I'd forward the request to change the priorities to > ftpmaster@debian.org (unless someone from the ftpmaster team reads this > message and directly answers to it). > > If we want to have rsyslog as default syslog, the switch should be done > rsn imho. I wouldn't feel comfortable, if it was done just before > release (as Luk said, would be possible [2]), especially as I don't > know, if other changes are also required (e.g. to d-i, tasksel etc). > > [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2008/04/msg00069.html > [2] http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2008/04/msg00065.html Forwarding the mail to debian-devel. Are there any objections by developers against rsyslog as default syslog daemon? Or do lenny release managers have any objections against doing that in time for lenny? greetings, jonas
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