On Monday 03 December 2001 02:47 pm, Jim Trocki wrote: > rock. i'll add the link to the web page. i have a feeling that lots > of people pass right over mon and don't consider it something that > they should use merely because there are no fancy screenshots on the > web page. sadly, lots of people operate like that, but maybe in the > end that's better for us. i have a suspicion that not pushing fancy > graphics to the forefront attracts a particular set of people, and it > quells arguments about aesthetics :)
That's true. Lack of a screenshot was actually a big turnoff for me when I first started using mon. But then again, the backend nastiness of BB and most of the others was an even bigger turnoff. Which isn't to say aesthetics aren't important, especially as system and network monitoring is integrated into other parts of a business, and with people that might not be very technical. I wonder if BB's new, non-free and *way* more confusing licensing is pushing anyone mon's way? BB is not free anymore if you use it to monitor servers which are 'revenue generating,' whatever that means. You can still use older versions under the previous license. andrew
