[rsyslog] rsyslog 5.1.0 (devel) released

[Tom Bergfeld]

Hi all,

we have just released rsyslog v5, an experimental version offering much
better performance and an audit-grade queue system.

Yes - you have read right. We are actually now at v5 (in parallel to v4). For
the time being, we will have both a v4-devel and a v5-devel.
Please see my blog post for details:


http://blog.gerhards.net/2009/05/introducing-rsyslog-v5.html

The v5 versions of rsyslog feature a greatly redesigned queue engine.The
major theme for the v5 release is twofold:

a) greatly improved performance
b) enable audit-grade processing

Here, audit-grade processing means that rsyslog, if used together with
audit-grade transports and configured correctly, will never lose messages
that already have been acknowledged, not even in fatal failure cases like
sudden loss of power.

Note that large parts of rsyslog's important core components have been
restructured to support these design goals. As such, early versions of the
engine will probably be less stable than the v3/v4 engine.

Also note that the initial versions do not cover all and everything. As
usual, the code will evolve toward the final goal as version numbers
increase.

Feedback is highly appreciated. If you have any bugs to report, I'd
appreciate if you could do so via the rsyslog bugzilla:

http://bugzilla.rsyslog.com


Changelog:

http://www.rsyslog.com/Article374.phtml

Download:

http://www.rsyslog.com/Downloads-req-viewdownloaddetails-lid-160.phtml

As always, feedback is appreciated.

Tom Bergfeld
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