On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 11:09:10AM +0200, Andreas Ericsson wrote: > edward baddouh wrote: > > Yes, I want the configuration files to be worse (readable). > > The idea is to difficult as-much-as-possible config-files theft from ohter > > people who admin that server.. > > > > There have been times that configuration files were implemented on different > > installations (different sites) with minor changes without the admin's > > consent.. > > > > I don't want nobody to get credits for work I've done and receive no profit > > at all.. > > > > This is just stupid imo and would be far better solved with some social > conventions. The problem is that there's a limited way of configuring > Nagios for a particular setup, so it's always entirely possible that > whoever you *think* is "stealing" configuration from you has actually > read the nagios docs for 15-30 minutes and then figured out how to do > it themselves. It's not exactly rocket science, and a nagios config > isn't a super-fast cryptographically secure hash algorithm that you > (sometimes) need to jealously protect. The fact that you're trying > makes me feel dirty all over, to be honest. > > Why you want an opensource community help you *not* share your work, > I really do not fathom, but you'll get absolutely no help from me.
+1 And who knows ... one of the people who takes your config might improve it and tell you how! -- Alain Williams Linux/GNU Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT Lecturer. +44 (0) 787 668 0256 http://www.phcomp.co.uk/ Parliament Hill Computers Ltd. Registration Information: http://www.phcomp.co.uk/contact.php Past chairman of UKUUG: http://www.ukuug.org/ #include <std_disclaimer.h> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null