On Wed, Feb 05, 2020 at 09:39:19AM +1100, Dmitry Smirnov wrote: > For example, if a certain daemon manifested a condition when a message is > logged too often, then with Rsyslog I could suppress noise by something like > the following
This is a workaround for another problem. Fix the real problem. > This is just an example (probably not the best one) how feature can be handy > when it is needed. The point is that you'll only realise that you can't do > something any more is when you need it the most. Please show that one Joey Random User who asked how to do that. > Rsyslog is not broken to be replaced as default logging system. No-one said it is broken. But not broken does not mean a random user needs it. We try to build a distribution with good defaults that fit most people, we don't try to build one that specificaly follows your specific requirements or whishes. > Finally there were no attempt to seek consensus, no survey, nothing? > Just a decision of few maintainers to replace good default with their > preferences? Sure, there was. Please look at debian-vote. > It is difficult to appreciate needless disruptive changes. Which one? Do you really consider persistent journal, which this thread is about, a _disruptive_ change? Please elaborate. Bastian -- "That unit is a woman." "A mass of conflicting impulses." -- Spock and Nomad, "The Changeling", stardate 3541.9