On Tue, 22 Jun 2010, Rainer Gerhards wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] >> >> On Tue, 22 Jun 2010, Rainer Gerhards wrote: >> >>>> From quick look at the docs/tutorials, both seem to do the job. >> Expat >>>> can not >>>> validate, while libxml somehow seems to be tied into gnome. While >> this >>>> is no >>>> issue per se, such close relationships always make me a bit nervous. >>>> So, if >>>> at all, I'd tend to expat, if it is not a dead project. >>> >>> I have now looked at the mailing list archive as well as Ohloh stats. >> It >>> looks like there is some activity, but at a very low level. That >> indeed could >>> be a sign of a project that simply is mature and does not intend to >> add any >>> new features. >>> >>> Also let me explain why I am especially alert: the situation(expat) >> looks >>> pretty much like sysklogd when I went to the project and tried to get >> some >>> changes in. And I would not like to end up contributing a new XML lib >> ;) >> >> it may be best to ask on the expat list. my impression is that it'a >> just >> mature in doing what it does, but I've been wrong before so it's worth >> checking. > > Well, let me provide a counter-example: even today, if you ask the sysklogd > list, they claim it is an actively supported project that will evolve. I went > into that trap a few years ago ;)
I never could find a sysklogd list to submit my patches to where I got any response at all. David Lang > But an innocent question may not hurt... > > Rainer > _______________________________________________ > rsyslog mailing list > http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog > http://www.rsyslog.com > _______________________________________________ rsyslog mailing list http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog http://www.rsyslog.com
