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Subject: Re: [STATUS 2.5]  July 10, 2002
To: thunder@ngforever.de (Thunder from the hill)
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 18:17:13 +0100 (BST)
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> > >    - Better event logging for enterprise systems
> Linus was scared we could break old syslog parsers.

This is still in discussion. The real issue is not breaking syslog parsers
(in fact its a way to make sure they dont break in future) but to get 

-	Accurate reporting
-	Error classifications
-	Error manuals
-	Translations
etc

done in a way that doesnt make the kernel ugly. Thats non trivial. I need
to schedule a discussion with some IBM folks about part of this 


Alan
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