[Nagiosplug-devel] Re: [Nagios-users] Nagios 3.0,natively windows codes,support mysql,support agentless monitor , new web interface,more,Greatly

[Andreas Ericsson]

Sorry for cross-posting.

I want to point out that this distribution form of Nagios is illegal. 
Including code from a GPL'd program is illegal unless you supply the 
source-code through the same means as the binary version.

In some countries, downloading and/or using a program distributed in 
violation with the GPL is illegal. In others it's not. Distributing 
anything in violation of its copyright license is illegal everywhere.

Please note that selling their program (a modified GPL program) is 
indeed within their rights. The lawbreaking part comes when they fail to 
make the source-code available through the same channels as the binary 
distribution (in this case as a http download).

It should also be noted that it's illegal for Wen Wu and Sakersoft to 
plug their program as "Nagios 3.0", since Nagios is a registered 
trademark of Ethan Galstad.

As for the GUI, I can't say if they've used GPL'd code or not. Judging 
from the overall ethics of the company, I would like to urge all 
developers of GPL'd Nagios-GUI's to take a good look at the snapshots 
and see if any of seems to be generated by code (stylesheets) they wrote.

wen wu wrote:
> 1 /System architecture has been greatly redesigned and optimized. It
> is devide into two parts ,one is sakershceduler ,the other is
> sakerexecutor.Sakerschduler only schedules events in parallel;
> Sakerexecutor executes really host checkes,service checks,handler
> events etc.Sakerschduler and Sakerexecutor are both multithreading.
> 
> 2 /Sakerschduler supports mysql database,so performance is promoted
> greatly.
> 
> 3 /Sakerexecutor adopt the cluster structure ,you can deploy many
> Sakerexecutor on different hosts.all of the Sakerexecutors can work
> as a big one. so the point that the system can be monitored does not
> have upper limit.
> 
> 
> 4 /Built-in the agentless monitor for windows and unix host in the
> new version.the flexibility is improved greatly.In the new edition ,
> five kinds of important function module have been put in Sake:WMI
> Check module,SSH Check module,Win32_Push_Any module , Unix_Push_Any
> module ,External command module.
> 
> 
> WMI Check module, can utilize WMI technology to check the CPU
> load,memory ,file update time, hard disk, process state, service
> state, Eventlog ,etc of the remote host. The remote host does not
> need to install the agent end .The module supports WinNT , WinXP ,
> Win2000, Win2003.
> 
> SSH Check module, can utilize Rlogin , Rexec , SSh ,etc. check romote
> Unix host , including systematic load , Swap, hard disk, process ,
> login users such information as one ,etc.. The romote Unix host does
> not need to install the agent end . Support Aix, Hp _ ux,Sco
> unix,Linux, such 17 kinds of Unix/linux operating systems etc..
> 
> Win32_Push_Any module , this module can copy the checking script of
> any win32s on remote win32 host and run it. you can copy any scripts
> to the remote host , the remote host does not need to install the
> agent end . Support WinNT , WinXP , Win2000, Win2003.
> 
> 
> Unix_Push_Any module , this module can copy the checking script of
> any unix on remote unix host and run it. you can copy any scripts to
> the remote host , the remote host does not need to install the agent
> end . Support all Unix/linux systems.
> 
> 
> External command module,can execute any checking scripts, compatible
> Saker V1. 2 and all former checking module.
> 
> 
> 5 /Saker is ported to windows system in an all-round way, Saker v3. 0
> codes are all natively windows codes. Saker can operate it in Win2000
> , Win2003 system.
> 
> 
> 6 /Web interface is redesigned,can finish all operation in web
> interface ,the usability and humanization are improved
> greatly.Redesigning the function of the network status map,you can
> define more Beautiful network maps .
> 
> Please visit http://www.sakersoft.org/news/saker3en.htm
> 

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