On Thu, Nov 01, 2001 at 01:57:15AM +0800, eric pareja wrote (wyy sez):
> I was thinking that perhaps it might be time for the different PLUG
> regulars to "decloak" and give the rest of us Linux loving crazies an
> idea what Serious Fun(tm) we use Linux for.
>
> PLUG can then have a Showcase Page at the PLUG website that features the
> different things that Real Pidros(tm) like you and me actually use
> Linux for. If we want to present a good case for Linux in the
> different arenas, then we might as well provide examples of how Linux
> and Free or Open Source Software is actually being used in the real
> world.
>
i am sure about most other people. but, in the spirit of the open source
movement all my software, papers and trainings are posted in my website.
the URL is below. i also tend to be shy when it comes to work that is not
complete. so do not expect uncompleted work to be posted. right now, i am
working on a network monitoring tool (i used perl for it). it is a simple
tool that checks the services in a list of servers and warns the administratorvia
email and SMS message if the server is down. i am already done with most
of it.
if somebody is interested in this he/she can email me privately. i could use
some ideas. and if you have features that you need i may integrate them too.
why perl? i wrote the original version is C. i open the sockets myself and
formatted the strings myself. then i realized that it was not worth the effort
and doing it in perl would make it much easier. so i ditched the C version and
ran to perl.
why write my own? most network monitoring packages are non-free or not
entirely free. they come with some pain restrictive licencing. yeeech. this
is why i decided to write my own. other tools i have tried but i did not
subscribe to their design philosophy. hehehe.
why not post the code now? because it ain't even done yet. also i have CVS
for this project. hehehe.
> For a lot of us, it may just be an environment which we just love to
> work in, but for some, Linux and FS/OS provide solutions to real
> problems. These solutions might be the proof of concept that some
> people outside our community need to see before they can be convinced
> to even test Linux for themselves. The whole idea of using Linux as a
> solution might just be mind boggling to them because they are not
> aware of how Linux has been used elsewhere to provide solutions.
>
> Speak up (or rather, write up) and be recognized. :)
>
> Share your war stories here.
>
> pahabol sulat. I respectfully move to name the PLUG mascot, Pidro the
> PinoyPenguin. ;)
>
this sounds cool. pidro the filipino friend of tux. mwahahaha.
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