Dear syslog-ng users, This is the 40th issue of the syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that brings you syslog-ng-related news. NEWS syslog-ng in Google Summer of Code 2015 --------------------------------------- This year we participate in GSoC again, with a focus on making the life of our users and contributors easier. Our main projects for this year include: * Python and Java language bindings to make code contribution easier * Develop a Qt-based graphical configuration editor to help new users to get started * A data-flow visualization tool to help in debugging If you are a student and willing to spend the summer coding syslog-ng, or know someone who could participate, check our detailed project and idea list at https://github.com/balabit/ You can reach mentors by direct e-mail, by IRC on channel #syslog-ng on FreeNode, or on our mailing list at https://lists.balabit.hu/ syslog-ng Hadoop support ------------------------ With the release of syslog-ng PE 5F3 support for Hadoop arrived. It will also be part of the upcoming syslog-ng OSE 3.7 release. This enables syslog-ng to write log messages to HDFS. https://jluby.blogs.balabit.com/2015/03/10/syslog-ng-and-big-data-streaming-... syslog-ng 3.7 beta is coming ---------------------------- The first beta of syslog-ng OSE 3.7 is expected to arrive in the coming weeks. It has many smaller and larger changes, like the Java destination is migrated from incubator to syslog-ng core. Documentation for most of the new features is already available making it easier to get started: http://www.balabit.com/sites/default/files/documents/syslog-ng-ose-3.7-guide... Changes: http://www.balabit.com/sites/default/files/documents/syslog-ng-ose-3.7-guide... Conferences in February ----------------------- February was a very busy month in terms of conferences. It started with FOSDEM in Brussels. Next weekend an introductory presentation about syslog-ng in Brno, at the Fedora / Red Hat developers conference. Finally talking to hundreds of current and would be syslog-ng users at the South Californian Linux Expo at the syslog-ng booth and giving a presentation about message parsing and language bindings. FOSDEM: https://czanik.blogs.balabit.com/2015/02/fosdem-2015-first-syslog-ng-superhe... DevConf: https://czanik.blogs.balabit.com/2015/02/czp-devconf-2015/ Scale: https://czanik.blogs.balabit.com/2015/02/czp-scale-2015-lemmings-makers-and-... All incubator features packaged ------------------------------- For RPM based distributions, all incubator features are now available as a package. This includes now ZeroMQ, kafka and grok. OpenSUSE, SLES12: https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:czanik:syslog-ng36 Fedora, RHEL7: https://copr.fedoraproject.org/coprs/czanik/syslog-ng36/ RHEL6: https://copr.fedoraproject.org/coprs/czanik/syslog-ng36epel6/ NEW RELEASES syslog-ng PE 5F3: https://jluby.blogs.balabit.com/2015/03/19/the-syslog-ng-premium-edition-5f3... syslog-ng store box 4F1: https://jluby.blogs.balabit.com/2015/03/05/syslog-ng-store-box-4f1-released/ Your feedback and news tips about the next issue is welcome at documentation@balabit.com To read this newsletter on-line, visit: http://insider.blogs.balabit.com/ Peter Czanik (CzP) <peter.czanik@balabit.com> BalaBit IT Security / syslog-ng upstream http://czanik.blogs.balabit.com/ https://twitter.com/PCzanik