It appears that Syslog-ng is really what i'm looking for. With Syslog-ng i do not need to change the code of the services (pop3, ssh, etc) so that they can generate to the syslog facility the log in XML format. If i can make a template in Syslog-ng, my work is simplified and inforced in quality. My question now is in the GPLed licensing. For what i know this kind of licensing makes me possible to change the code (even if i don't need) and distribute it freely (even if my intentions are only to make an academic work). For this i only need to state that the code was changed and offer no warraty, right??. So the bottom line is that i can use freely the code of Syslog-ng to the academic work? (and it appears that i only need to make the template). (i have no ideas at least for now to make the final program commercial) Thanks again for your help RR
You would not need to modify the source, as you can use a template to format the log messages in xml or in any other syntax (sql, html, ...) However, if you look at the source, you can see that it is GPLed.
Rui Teixeira wrote:
This is just a quick example of the possibilities of crossing the information in a quick and easy way.
The main reason for me to write to this list is my interest in using Syslog-ng to generate (if possible) my XML format and to send the data to a secure machine where the infrormation will be kept.
My biggest questions are: - can i change the syslog-ng code to a academic work - does the team behind syslog-ng intend to make a simmilar system in a near future - and if is it viable to use Syslog-ng to write my XML standard and send it to a secure machine
Thanks in advance
Rui Teixeira