Please find, for review, the debconf templates and packages descriptions for the hobbit source package.
This review will last from Tuesday, September 04, 2007 to Friday, September 14, 2007.
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Rationale:
--- ../hobbit.old/debian/hobbit-client.templates 2007-08-29 08:11:31.155104490 +0200
+++ debian/hobbit-client.templates 2007-09-04 08:41:35.667882322 +0200
@@ -2,17 +2,19 @@
Type: string
Default: 127.0.0.1
_Description: Hobbit server:
- The network address used to access your Hobbit server(s). If you have multiple
- servers, list all of them separated by spaces.
- Consider using the IP-adresses instead of hostnames, in case of a problem DNS
- might not work.
+ Please enter the network address used to access the Hobbit
+ server(s). If you use multiple servers, use a space-separated list of
+ addresses.
+ .
+ Using host names instead of IP addresses is discouraged in case the
+ network experiences DNS failures.
The first sentence was not a sentence (no verb), so use the now
commonly used "Please enter" style....
There's a repetition of "use" which could be improved, imho...but I
prefer this over "if you have" (the sysadmin doesn't have addresses,
the machine does...).
Split the paragraph to make the mention of using host names being
"discouraged" as this is something important for Hobbit (for once, I
work on a package which I have some clues about!)
Template: hobbit-client/CLIENTHOSTNAME
Type: string
Default:
_Description: Client hostname:
- The hostname used by the Hobbit client when sending
+ Please enter the host name used by the Hobbit client when sending
reports to the Hobbit server. This name must match
- the named used in the bb-hosts file on the Hobbit
+ the name used in the bb-hosts file on the Hobbit
server.
Again, the "please" wording.
Correct a spelling error.
--- ../hobbit.old/debian/control 2007-08-29 08:11:31.155104490 +0200
+++ debian/control 2007-09-04 08:39:11.675054097 +0200
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
Package: hobbit
Architecture: any
Depends: hobbit-client, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
-Description: monitoring system for systems, networks and applications
+Description: monitoring system for systems, networks and applications - server
Hobbit is a network- and applications-monitoring system designed for use in
- large-scale networks. But it will also work just fine on a small network with
+ large-scale networks. It will also work just fine on a small network with
just a few nodes. It is low-overhead and high-performance, with an easy to use
Avoid, the "but" which seems useless to me (and probably not perfect).
Maybe we could replace "work just fine" which is day-to-day language
by something like ""work as well"
web front-end. It handles monitoring of network services, and through client
packages it can also be used to monitor server-specific items. Alerts can
@@ -22,25 +22,32 @@
Hobbit has a great deal of inspiration from the non-free Big Brother package,
but does not include any Big Brother code.
.
- http://hobbitmon.sourceforge.net/
+ This package provides the server part that gathers informations from clients
+ and performs remote tests.
+ .
+ Homepage: http://hobbitmon.sourceforge.net/
I propose adding a paragraph about what does the package provide (the
server part).
Use the " Homepage:" trick....at least until the use of a dedicated
field in dpkg/control becomes common practice
Package: hobbit-client
Architecture: any
Conflicts: hobbit (<= 4.2.0-1)
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, adduser
Suggests: hobbit-plugins
-Description: client for the Hobbit network monitor
+Description: monitoring system for systems, networks and applications - client
Hobbit is a network- and applications-monitoring system designed for use in
- large-scale networks. But it will also work just fine on a small network with
+ large-scale networks. It will also work just fine on a small network with
just a few nodes. It is low-overhead and high-performance, with an easy to use
web front-end. It handles monitoring of network services, and through client
packages it can also be used to monitor server-specific items. Alerts can
trigger when monitoring detects a problem, resulting in e-mails or calls to
your pager or mobile phone.
.
- This is the client data collection package for Hobbit. It gathers statistics
- and data from a single system and reports it to the Hobbit monitor. You should
- run this on all systems if you have a Hobbit server installed.
+ Hobbit has a great deal of inspiration from the non-free Big Brother package,
+ but does not include any Big Brother code.
+ .
+ This package provides the client data collection tools for
+ Hobbit. It gathers statistics and data from a single system and
+ reports it to the Hobbit monitor. You should run this on all systems
+ if you have a Hobbit server installed.
Consistent wording style with the addition proposed for the server.
.
- http://hobbitmon.sourceforge.net/
+ Homepage: http://hobbitmon.sourceforge.net/
--
Template: hobbit-client/HOBBITSERVERS Type: string Default: 127.0.0.1 _Description: Hobbit server: Please enter the network address used to access the Hobbit server(s). If you use multiple servers, use a space-separated list of addresses. . Using host names instead of IP addresses is discouraged in case the network experiences DNS failures. Template: hobbit-client/CLIENTHOSTNAME Type: string Default: _Description: Client hostname: Please enter the host name used by the Hobbit client when sending reports to the Hobbit server. This name must match the name used in the bb-hosts file on the Hobbit server.
--- ../hobbit.old/debian/hobbit-client.templates 2007-08-29 08:11:31.155104490 +0200
+++ debian/hobbit-client.templates 2007-09-04 08:41:35.667882322 +0200
@@ -2,17 +2,19 @@
Type: string
Default: 127.0.0.1
_Description: Hobbit server:
- The network address used to access your Hobbit server(s). If you have multiple
- servers, list all of them separated by spaces.
- Consider using the IP-adresses instead of hostnames, in case of a problem DNS
- might not work.
+ Please enter the network address used to access the Hobbit
+ server(s). If you use multiple servers, use a space-separated list of
+ addresses.
+ .
+ Using host names instead of IP addresses is discouraged in case the
+ network experiences DNS failures.
Template: hobbit-client/CLIENTHOSTNAME
Type: string
Default:
_Description: Client hostname:
- The hostname used by the Hobbit client when sending
+ Please enter the host name used by the Hobbit client when sending
reports to the Hobbit server. This name must match
- the named used in the bb-hosts file on the Hobbit
+ the name used in the bb-hosts file on the Hobbit
server.
--- ../hobbit.old/debian/control 2007-08-29 08:11:31.155104490 +0200
+++ debian/control 2007-09-04 08:39:11.675054097 +0200
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
Package: hobbit
Architecture: any
Depends: hobbit-client, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
-Description: monitoring system for systems, networks and applications
+Description: monitoring system for systems, networks and applications - server
Hobbit is a network- and applications-monitoring system designed for use in
- large-scale networks. But it will also work just fine on a small network with
+ large-scale networks. It will also work just fine on a small network with
just a few nodes. It is low-overhead and high-performance, with an easy to use
web front-end. It handles monitoring of network services, and through client
packages it can also be used to monitor server-specific items. Alerts can
@@ -22,25 +22,32 @@
Hobbit has a great deal of inspiration from the non-free Big Brother package,
but does not include any Big Brother code.
.
- http://hobbitmon.sourceforge.net/
+ This package provides the server part that gathers informations from clients
+ and performs remote tests.
+ .
+ Homepage: http://hobbitmon.sourceforge.net/
Package: hobbit-client
Architecture: any
Conflicts: hobbit (<= 4.2.0-1)
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, adduser
Suggests: hobbit-plugins
-Description: client for the Hobbit network monitor
+Description: monitoring system for systems, networks and applications - client
Hobbit is a network- and applications-monitoring system designed for use in
- large-scale networks. But it will also work just fine on a small network with
+ large-scale networks. It will also work just fine on a small network with
just a few nodes. It is low-overhead and high-performance, with an easy to use
web front-end. It handles monitoring of network services, and through client
packages it can also be used to monitor server-specific items. Alerts can
trigger when monitoring detects a problem, resulting in e-mails or calls to
your pager or mobile phone.
.
- This is the client data collection package for Hobbit. It gathers statistics
- and data from a single system and reports it to the Hobbit monitor. You should
- run this on all systems if you have a Hobbit server installed.
+ Hobbit has a great deal of inspiration from the non-free Big Brother package,
+ but does not include any Big Brother code.
+ .
+ This package provides the client data collection tools for
+ Hobbit. It gathers statistics and data from a single system and
+ reports it to the Hobbit monitor. You should run this on all systems
+ if you have a Hobbit server installed.
.
- http://hobbitmon.sourceforge.net/
+ Homepage: http://hobbitmon.sourceforge.net/
Source: hobbit
Section: net
Priority: extra
Maintainer: Christoph Berg <myon@debian.org>
Uploaders: Martin Zobel-Helas <zobel@debian.org>
Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 4.0.0), librrd2-dev, libssl-dev, libldap2-dev, libpcre3-dev,
imagemagick, po-debconf
Standards-Version: 3.7.2
Package: hobbit
Architecture: any
Depends: hobbit-client, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
Description: monitoring system for systems, networks and applications - server
Hobbit is a network- and applications-monitoring system designed for use in
large-scale networks. It will also work just fine on a small network with
just a few nodes. It is low-overhead and high-performance, with an easy to use
web front-end. It handles monitoring of network services, and through client
packages it can also be used to monitor server-specific items. Alerts can
trigger when monitoring detects a problem, resulting in e-mails or calls to
your pager or mobile phone.
.
Hobbit has a great deal of inspiration from the non-free Big Brother package,
but does not include any Big Brother code.
.
This package provides the server part that gathers informations from clients
and performs remote tests.
.
Homepage: http://hobbitmon.sourceforge.net/
Package: hobbit-client
Architecture: any
Conflicts: hobbit (<= 4.2.0-1)
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, adduser
Suggests: hobbit-plugins
Description: monitoring system for systems, networks and applications - client
Hobbit is a network- and applications-monitoring system designed for use in
large-scale networks. It will also work just fine on a small network with
just a few nodes. It is low-overhead and high-performance, with an easy to use
web front-end. It handles monitoring of network services, and through client
packages it can also be used to monitor server-specific items. Alerts can
trigger when monitoring detects a problem, resulting in e-mails or calls to
your pager or mobile phone.
.
Hobbit has a great deal of inspiration from the non-free Big Brother package,
but does not include any Big Brother code.
.
This package provides the client data collection tools for
Hobbit. It gathers statistics and data from a single system and
reports it to the Hobbit monitor. You should run this on all systems
if you have a Hobbit server installed.
.
Homepage: http://hobbitmon.sourceforge.net/
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