On Dec 2, 2007 8:47 PM, Eric MSP Veith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday 02 December 2007, "Rob Ubuntu Linux" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 2, 2007 4:35 PM, Eric MSP Veith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The tcp_wrappers aren't that commonly used that they are more than a > > > nice exciter in my eyes. > > > > They were very useful at one time, before Openssh really took off. > > But and this is typical, Wietse implemented the access stuff as a > > library, and that code is probably on every linux distro; even if it's > > fewer systems are offering services in that way. > > And...? I mean: You said it's nice and fits nice with a system, but you also > admit that it isn't used by a large number off applications; so where's the > point?
The point is because it was implented well, noone notices it, unless they actually need it. It didn't impose, and the code was reusable. > Er... AFAIK he just states that multilog(8) is the better solution in his > eyes; Hmm, that's kind of what I remember in the 90's, not very satisfying at time, still isn't :) > I'm btw still interested in the paper you were writing about. :-) http://lwn.net/Articles/257004/ (wonder why he didn't just simply use plugins ;) ) -- upstart-devel mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/upstart-devel
