Comments on: Open source network management download comparison http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/open-source-network-management-download-comparison/ Your daily IT cuppa Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:41:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: David Hustace http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/open-source-network-management-download-comparison/#comment-6275 David Hustace Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:31:03 +0000 http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/open-source-network-management-download-comparison/#comment-6275 I hope by now that the IT bloggers have stopped using source forge download count as a metric. These numbers can be gamed, they obviously are, and don't represent actual usage (for too many reasons to post here), and some open source applications actually fold into the packaging systems of the host platform: "yum opennms" ; "apt-get opennms" hits the yum/apt repositories by passing SourceForge. Installing packages by downloading from SourceForge is a system administrator's worst nightmare. Some of the NMS applications have to be downloaded from SourceForge and then built and installed missing the packaging system all together. They often also include dependency software (i.e. RRD, PostgreSQL) that should be installed by packaging for security and software inventory reasons. Good luck with your RRD project. Looking forward to seeing that (grin). I hope by now that the IT bloggers have stopped using source forge download count as a metric. These numbers can be gamed, they obviously are, and don’t represent actual usage (for too many reasons to post here), and some open source applications actually fold into the packaging systems of the host platform: “yum opennms” ; “apt-get opennms” hits the yum/apt repositories by passing SourceForge. Installing packages by downloading from SourceForge is a system administrator’s worst nightmare. Some of the NMS applications have to be downloaded from SourceForge and then built and installed missing the packaging system all together. They often also include dependency software (i.e. RRD, PostgreSQL) that should be installed by packaging for security and software inventory reasons.

Good luck with your RRD project. Looking forward to seeing that (grin).

]]> By: Jack Hughes http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/open-source-network-management-download-comparison/#comment-5954 Jack Hughes Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:07:10 +0000 http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/open-source-network-management-download-comparison/#comment-5954 @Axel - If I'd tried to put *every* open source tool on the graph then it would have been very hard to discern any information. I was trying to compare the "new wave" with a couple of the better known "old wave" projects. @Axel - If I’d tried to put *every* open source tool on the graph then it would have been very hard to discern any information. I was trying to compare the “new wave” with a couple of the better known “old wave” projects.

]]> By: Axel http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/open-source-network-management-download-comparison/#comment-5953 Axel Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:16:20 +0000 http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/open-source-network-management-download-comparison/#comment-5953 I'm missing at least three other network monitoring systems: + Quest Big Brother (Open Source, but not really free): http://bb4.org/ + Hobbit (GNU GPL, a enhanced rewite of BB in C): http://hobbitmon.sourceforge.net/ + Pandora Free Monitoring System (FMS): http://pandora.sourceforge.net/ I’m missing at least three other network monitoring systems:

+ Quest Big Brother (Open Source, but not really free): http://bb4.org/

+ Hobbit (GNU GPL, a enhanced rewite of BB in C): http://hobbitmon.sourceforge.net/

+ Pandora Free Monitoring System (FMS): http://pandora.sourceforge.net/

]]> By: Zenoss Blog » Milestones http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/open-source-network-management-download-comparison/#comment-5951 Zenoss Blog » Milestones Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:45:51 +0000 http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/open-source-network-management-download-comparison/#comment-5951 [...] many choices in closed and open source for IT monitoring/management, we are proud that Zenoss has risen to the top. For what our users tell us, the uptake is driven the very real desire in IT for new options to [...] [...] many choices in closed and open source for IT monitoring/management, we are proud that Zenoss has risen to the top. For what our users tell us, the uptake is driven the very real desire in IT for new options to [...]

]]> By: People Over Process » links for 2007-11-07 http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/open-source-network-management-download-comparison/#comment-5251 People Over Process » links for 2007-11-07 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:21:56 +0000 http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/open-source-network-management-download-comparison/#comment-5251 [...] Open source network management download comparison From SourceForge numbers, Nagios and Zenoss have the top downloads. (tags: itmanagement opensource numbers sourceforge nagios zenoss hyperic opennms groundwork) [...] [...] Open source network management download comparison From SourceForge numbers, Nagios and Zenoss have the top downloads. (tags: itmanagement opensource numbers sourceforge nagios zenoss hyperic opennms groundwork) [...]

]]> By: Open source network management download comparison « FR Test Blog http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/open-source-network-management-download-comparison/#comment-5245 Open source network management download comparison « FR Test Blog Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:31:43 +0000 http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/open-source-network-management-download-comparison/#comment-5245 [...] source network management download comparison Open source network management download comparison I entered the download data from sourceforge for the last year into a Google Spreadsheet. I then [...] [...] source network management download comparison Open source network management download comparison I entered the download data from sourceforge for the last year into a Google Spreadsheet. I then [...]

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