[Nagiosplug-devel] Re: Nagiosplug-devel digest, Vol 1 #708 - 3 msgs

[Andreas Ericsson]

Karl DeBisschop wrote:
> Andreas Ericsson wrote:
> 
>> Ben Clewett wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I also note that RRD is not the only storage mechanism used.  Our 
>>> popular PerfParse project used a floating point storage inside a 
>>> relational database.
>>>
>>> If I hack the check_load plugin to show figures to their correct 
>>> accuracy.  In this case three decimal places.  Can somebody tell me 
>>> where should I submit the patch?
>>>
>>
>> That would be to this list, where it will be promptly ignored by 
>> plugin developers who haven't made a public appearance since Mohammed 
>> Ali wore diapers.
> 
> 
> To be fair, Andreas, I have been the biggest no-show on the plugin 
> developer list. I have a family and ever increasing work demands, and as 
> I  think many folks would would do, I have let my optimism and good 
> intentions get in the way of stepping out of the leadership role. But as 
> the de facto leader of the group, that slowed everyone down to my 
> (glacial) pace.
> 
> As of last night, I have given up that role - I will try to hang around 
> and comment from time to time, but I will no longer be i a role where my 
> inactivity slows things down.
> 

Ok, so who's the new leader then? I'd like to know where to volunteer.

> At the moment, we are bringing on at least one new developer, and Ton 
> Voon is leading the effort to go through the accumulated patches and get 
> a release out.
> 
> Since the failings of the past year our two have been largely mine, can 
> you give Ton a fair shake?
> 

Happily so. I would also like to once again mention that I'm very much 
available to help with plugin development. It is, in fact, a part of my 
job description but has been very difficult to do in a 
community-benefitting way due to reasons already mentioned.

> I also note that Stanley Hopcraft is still active on the mailing lists 
> also - there is plenty of expertise in the remaining developer staff, 
> and I expect good things.
> 

Stanley seems more involved in the development of the fundamentally 
flawed embedded perl interpreter and has posted plugins to the list 
(perhaps I'm confusing the Stanley's here), which made me think he had 
dropped out of official plugin development.

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Andreas Ericsson                   andreas.ericsson at op5.se
OP5 AB                             www.op5.se
Lead Developer