[rsyslog] Documentation on writing rsyslog modules?

[Rainer Gerhards]

Just one quick note, more following:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rsyslog-bounces at lists.adiscon.com [mailto:rsyslog-
> bounces at lists.adiscon.com] On Behalf Of Luis Fernando Muñoz Mejías
> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 3:29 PM
> To: rsyslog at lists.adiscon.com
> Subject: Re: [rsyslog] Documentation on writing rsyslog modules?
> 
> Hi there.
> 
> > > As I said, I need **excellent** performance. I definitely need
> batch
> > > operations, the ability to prepare the statements given as
> arguments
> > > on the configuration file, and not to commit entries one by one,
> but
> > > after a number of entries are ready or (better) after some not so
> > > small time. According to the advise I got from experts around here,
> > > I'll have to use Oracle Call Interface for this module, I don't
> know
> > > if there are any licensing issues.
> >
> > I can't comment on the licensing issue, I simply don't know what
> > Oracle demands.
> 
> I'm not sure how GPL-compatible it is to link to already existing
> proprietary code. Anyways, first I code, then we test, then we (you,
> actually) decide the legal aspects.

Actually, not me ;) I leave this risk to the user. If someone pays the legal counselor, I'll add his POV to the project doc.

Rainer