Comments on: Hub projects in open source network management http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/hub-projects-in-open-source-network-management/ Your daily IT cuppa Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:29:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mark Hinkle http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/hub-projects-in-open-source-network-management/#comment-6316 Mark Hinkle Mon, 12 May 2008 03:47:04 +0000 http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/?p=416#comment-6316 Nice diagram Jack. I think what's interesting is that this is a great illustration of the additive (not viral) nature of open source. We benefit from not only the ones in your diagram but Zope, MySQL and a bunch of other open source software. What's interesting for both us and the distinguished gents from Pittsboro is that we can leverage pieces of open source software so we can focus on what we both are specialists in, making very cool, free open source systems management software without having to spend time redeveloping the plumbing. Nice diagram Jack. I think what’s interesting is that this is a great illustration of the additive (not viral) nature of open source. We benefit from not only the ones in your diagram but Zope, MySQL and a bunch of other open source software.

What’s interesting for both us and the distinguished gents from Pittsboro is that we can leverage pieces of open source software so we can focus on what we both are specialists in, making very cool, free open source systems management software without having to spend time redeveloping the plumbing.

]]> By: David Hustace http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/hub-projects-in-open-source-network-management/#comment-6302 David Hustace Fri, 09 May 2008 02:47:21 +0000 http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/?p=416#comment-6302 Very Interesting diagram, the only thing that I would like point out here is that OpenNMS uses a Strategy design pattern where these management applications you show as dependencies are actually API implementations in OpenNMS. OpenNMS isn't actually "dependent" on SNMP4J or RRDTool. We've developed SNMP and RRD APIs that allow JoeSNMP and JRobin (projects that we also maintain) to be used interchangeably with SNMP4J and RRDTool. So, we've written implementations of the API that allow you to use which ever combination works best for your environment. I'm truly am thankful for the diagram, though ;-) One thing that I should also show you someday, that would require a quite large diagram, is several dependencies that OpenNMS has on other Java based Open Source softwares that are not management related: Spring Framework, Hibernate, Jetty (kinda), Castor, Apache commons, SableCC, MX4J, PostgreSQL, Log4J, C3P0, GWT, and several more. Open Source software powered by Open Source. Very Interesting diagram, the only thing that I would like point out here is that OpenNMS uses a Strategy design pattern where these management applications you show as dependencies are actually API implementations in OpenNMS. OpenNMS isn’t actually “dependent” on SNMP4J or RRDTool. We’ve developed SNMP and RRD APIs that allow JoeSNMP and JRobin (projects that we also maintain) to be used interchangeably with SNMP4J and RRDTool. So, we’ve written implementations of the API that allow you to use which ever combination works best for your environment.

I’m truly am thankful for the diagram, though ;-) One thing that I should also show you someday, that would require a quite large diagram, is several dependencies that OpenNMS has on other Java based Open Source softwares that are not management related: Spring Framework, Hibernate, Jetty (kinda), Castor, Apache commons, SableCC, MX4J, PostgreSQL, Log4J, C3P0, GWT, and several more. Open Source software powered by Open Source.

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