Dear syslog-ng users, This is the 28th issue of the syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that brings you syslog-ng related news. FEATURED NEWS syslog-ng 3.5 beta2 and beta3 are released ------------------------------------------ The second and third beta of syslog-ng 3.5 were released during the past few weeks. These brought mostly bugfixes, but also some new features. Beta2 brought us a new redis destination and extended type hinting. Beta3 finally compiles again on FreeBSD. As usual, testing is greatly appreciated as it helps to iron out problems before the final release! Sources are available from git ( https://github.com/balabit/syslog-ng-3.5 ) or as tgz from http://www.balabit.com/network-security/syslog-ng/opensource-logging-system/... For third-party binary packages for various Linux and UNIX platforms, visithttp://www.balabit.com/network-security/syslog-ng/opensource-logging-system/... .SLES / openSUSE packages are already available andDebian/Ubuntu packages are expected to be available in the coming days. syslog-ng PE with full Windows support -------------------------------------- The Premium Edition of syslog-ng now offers full Windows support with its latest release, version 5LTS. Until now, only the syslog-ng Agent for Windows could be installed on Windows platforms. With the latest version, syslog-ng Premium Edition can be installed on client but also as server, so even a homogenous Windows environment can benefit from using syslog-ng. Installing a separate Linux machine as relay is no longer necessary in remote offices, as a Windows machine can do the job. Compression support in RLTP was also introduced, which can save valuable bandwidth. Read the product managers blog about the new release: https://gyp.blogs.balabit.com/2013/10/introducing-syslog-ng-premium-edition-... syslog-ng GSoC: code merged --------------------------- The syslog-ng GSoC finished a few weeks ago, but it does not mean, that the work is over. The code had to be updated to work with the latest syslog-ng 3.5 sources. The new redis destination is already merged and available as part of the syslog-ng 3.5 beta2 sources. The new mysql destination is heading now tothe “incubator” project and waits there for some additional polish, before it is merged syslog-ng master. A summary blog post of their work is availableat http://petrovicsgyula.blogspot.com/ and http://tichygsoc.blogspot.hu/ A blog post about the syslog-ng GSoC from the mentors (and algernon's) point of view can also be read: https://algernon.blogs.balabit.com/2013/10/onto-the-margin-of-a-summer-of-co... syslog-ng 3.5 documentation is now feature complete --------------------------------------------------- The syslog-ng 3.5 documentation is now feature complete and available on our website: It is available in many forms: * PDF: http://www.balabit.com/support/documentation/syslog-ng-ose-3.5-guides/en/sys... * HTML: http://www.balabit.com/sites/default/files/documents/syslog-ng-ose-3.5-guide... * Single page HTML: http://www.balabit.com/sites/default/files/documents/syslog-ng-ose-3.5-guide... SHORT NEWS: * how to use the new in-list() feature: https://czanik.blogs.balabit.com/2013/09/black-cat-white-cat/ * syslog-ng and Riemann are going to be presented at vDay in Budapest: http://vday.hu/program.php * Recent Events Underline the Need for Log Management in Application Security: https://jluby.blogs.balabit.com/2013/10/04/recent-events-underline-the-need-... NEW RELEASES * syslog-ng 3.5beta2: https://lists.balabit.hu/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2013-October/000168.ht... * syslog-ng 3.5beta3: https://lists.balabit.hu/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2013-October/000168.ht... * syslog-ng PE 5LTS: https://lists.balabit.hu/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2013-October/000170.ht... * syslog-ng Agent 5.0.2: https://lists.balabit.hu/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2013-October/000169.ht... * syslog-ng 3.4.4: https://lists.balabit.hu/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2013-October/000171.ht... Your feedback and news tips about the next issue is welcome at documentation@balabit.com <mailto:documentation@balabit.com> To read this newsletter on-line, visit: http://insider.blogs.balabit.com/ -- Peter Czanik (CzP) <czanik@balabit.hu> BalaBit IT Security / syslog-ng upstream http://czanik.blogs.balabit.com/