Dear syslog-ng users, This is the 26th issue of the syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that brings you syslog-ng related news. FEATURED NEWS syslog-ng 3.4.3 and 3.3.11 are released --------------------------------------- Both the current (3.4) and previous (3.3) stable syslog-ng releases received maintenance updates. Sources are available from git 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/... for 3^rd party binary packages for various distributions and UNIX variants. syslog-ng Agent for Windows 5.0 ------------------------------- There is a major new version of syslog-ng Agent available, version 5.0. Under the hood it builds now on the same code base as the UNIX version of syslog-ng. The new highlights include support for the Reliable Log Transfer Protocol (RLTP), flow control and support for the Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 platforms. Long-time syslog-ng contributor Gergely Nagy now working full-time on syslog-ng Open Source Edition ----------------------------- If you've been following the mailing list, the community around syslog-ng or the commits in git you most certainly recognize the name of Gergely Nagy. He's been working at BalaBit for several years and we're happy to announce that from now on his dedicated role is to work on syslog-ng OSE full-time. You can read his thoughts about the change on his blog: https://algernon.blogs.balabit.com/2013/07/onto-greener-open-pastures/ syslog-ng GSoC: it's half-time! ------------------------------- The coding for Google Summer of Code is at half-time. Our students passed half-time evaluations and are working hard on a faster MySQL destination and on a brand new redis destination. You can follow their progress from their related blogs: http://petrovicsgyula.blogspot.com/ http://tichygsoc.blogspot.hu/ There is also a plan to provide test packages for those really adventurous in the coming weeks :-) syslog-ng JSON HowTo -------------------- JSON is gaining popularity, not just in Web 2.0 but in all fields of IT. As it's an easy way of storing and transmitting name value pairs, JSON emitting and parsing is now part of syslog-ng. The HowTo describing how it works in syslog-ng is available at http://asylum.madhouse-project.org/blog/2013/07/29/json-howto/ syslog-ng developers at Observe, Hack, Make 2013 ------------------------------------------------ Laser harp, Wikileaks, lockpicking, NSA, SIM card exploiting, LHC, counter-cryptanalysis, 24 pull requests, neutrino detectors, open source Bach, weird lights, quadrocopters, electric music cranked up to 11, workshops, lectures, discussions, and a lot more! We've been Observing, Hacking and Making! You can read more about it at https://athos.blogs.balabit.com/2013/08/observed-hacked-made/ SHORT NEWS: * CzP presenting log management and syslog-ng at Libre Software Meeting in Brussels: https://czanik.blogs.balabit.com/2013/08/czp-libre-software-meeting/ * What is Pseudonymous Data? An update on how upcoming EU regulations affect logging: https://jluby.blogs.balabit.com/2013/07/18/what-is-pseudonymous-data-in-the-... NEW RELEASES * syslog-ng 3.3.11: https://lists.balabit.hu/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2013-June/000163.html * syslog-ng 3.4.3: https://lists.balabit.hu/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2013-August/000164.htm... * syslog-ng Agent 5.0.1: https://lists.balabit.hu/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2013-May/000158.html * syslog-ng PE 4.0.6: https://lists.balabit.hu/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2013-August/000165.htm... * syslog-ng PE 4.2.4: https://lists.balabit.hu/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2013-June/000160.html 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/