#sysklogd — Public Fediverse posts

Why do I continue to maintain #sysklogd on Linux when there's #rsyslog and #syslogng?

I believe what sysklogd has going for it is exactly what the competitors sacrificed: simplicity, a tiny footprint, zero dependencies beyond libc, and a config file a human can read in five minutes. On embedded systems, routers, and appliances that's not a consolation prize — it's the point.

#opensource #linux #syslog

For most (all) of our automated testing in #Infix we use #Python which is amazing in every way and really fit for purpose, but in the #sysklogd project (and many others) I rely on plain #POSIX shell scripts, and OMG it's so easy to forget how powerful #shell scripting is!