[Xymon] Is this thing on?

damien at makelofine.org damien at makelofine.org
Mon Aug 14 20:03:30 CEST 2023 

Hi all,

As an add-on writer, I'd like Xymon staying alive as long as possible. 
AFAIK there is one (Tom Schmidt) coder who could work on it, but no one 
else is proficient in C/C++ ?
On my side I can host/admin a website, and a demo platform. I'd be happy 
to share my experience (18 years since using BigB for the first time), 
and share some thoughts on possible evolution.

Le 14/08/2023 19:42, Tom Schmidt a écrit :
> I have also used Xymon and Big Brother for decades.  I contributed to
> it several times, including several add-on monitors.  I am now
> retired, but I still use Xymon at home to monitor my home network,
> running it on a Rocky Linux 8.8 install on a small computer.  For my
> home network, I have created some custom monitors for my ASUS mesh
> router, HP printers, Foscam security cameras, and SolarEdge solar
> panels.  I am a coder so I am willing to help keep Xymon alive.  I am
> willing to share my custom monitors as well to anyone that is
> interested.
> 
> Tom Schmidt
> 
> On Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 11:07 AM Bruno Manzoni
> <bruno.manzoni at ubi-network.ch> wrote:
> 
>> Hellor Xymon Lovers
>> 
>> I'm not a coder either, but I see there's quite a bit of brains out
>> there (and I think if there are enough of us we can try to maintain
>> and improve it).
>> Perhaps the current officials could first tell us what their plans
>> are and how we could help them.
>> On our side, we can perhaps encourage them: it would be good to list
>> what we can bring to the project, as some have done!
>> 
>> - I try to maintain "devmon" (on the github repo) and some other
>> xymon tool (I did try to understand how devmon is integrate to
>> xymon, but I am not an expert in Xymon code)
>> - I am a telecom engineer
>> - I can give some some time
>> - I am an independent and I have some infra to play with
>> - Usually I speak swiss-french (so sorry for all my mistakes)
>> 
>> Bruno
>> 
>> On 14.08.2023 18:36, James Louis wrote:
>> 
>> Is the Terabithia RPM also dead?
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
>> On Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 10:03 AM Scot Kreienkamp
>> <Scot.Kreienkamp at la-z-boy.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I would be OK with contributing some as well…. But that’s not
>> what Xymon needs.  Xymon needs caretaker(s) to keep it relevant.
>> That means code updates to fix bugs, adapt it to new OS versions,
>> etc.  Otherwise it will fade away to obscurity like many other open
>> source projects.  I’m not a coder either, or I would gladly give
>> some time to it.
>> 
>> Scot Kreienkamp | Senior Linux Systems Engineer | La-Z-Boy Corporate
>> One La-Z-Boy Drive | Monroe, Michigan 48162 | ( (734) 384-6403 | |
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>> From: Rod <rodbass63 at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2023 10:56 AM
>> To: Ralph M <ralphmitchell at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Scot Kreienkamp <Scot.Kreienkamp at la-z-boy.com>; xymon >>
>> xymon at xymon.com <xymon at xymon.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Is this thing on?
>> 
>> I would like to continue the legacy. I'm not a developer but I'm
>> willing to pay for hosting space and the domain name to keep it
>> going for as long as I'm alive. Its kept me employed for a long
>> time.
>> 
>> On Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 10:32 AM Ralph M <ralphmitchell at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> I've been using Xymon at several different employers since it was
>> BigBrother owned by a couple of guys in Canada.  My current Senior
>> VP wants Xymon to go away.  He hasn't actually told me that
>> directly, but I've heard it via another channel.  We have SolarWinds
>> on some machines, but I've never even seen the GUI for that.  We're
>> also distributing Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) to a bunch of
>> machines.  I don't know for sure, but I suspect a contracting
>> company is whispering in my SVP's ear to sell support for OEM.  In
>> the meantime, my Xymon server has 878 days uptime and they're still
>> trying to figure out how to install and configure the OEM agents.
>> It's going to be tons of fun watching them try to replace all the
>> little scripts I've written with OEM equivalents.
>> 
>> @Cristoph - I don't know if I can use stunnel.  It's a
>> military-related company and there are all kinds of restrictions
>> that sometimes even make sense.
>> 
>> Ralph Mitchell
>> 
>> On Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 9:41 AM Scot Kreienkamp
>> <Scot.Kreienkamp at la-z-boy.com> wrote:
>> 
>> No new release since 2019, no activity on the mailing list, I think
>> it’s safe to say it’s flatlined.  Sad to see it fade, I’ve
>> been using it for a decade or more.
>> 
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>> From: Xymon <xymon-bounces at xymon.com> On Behalf Of Neil Simmonds
>> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2023 5:29 AM
>> To: xymon >> xymon at xymon.com <xymon at xymon.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Is this thing on?
>> 
>> Is Xymon dying? No new release since 2019, There was a roadmap in
>> 2015 that mention Versions 4.4 up to 5 but nothing seems to have
>> moved on that.
>> 
>> It feels like Xymon has become a static project that’s going to
>> fade away. That would be a shame as I for one think it’s a great
>> tool.
>> 
>> From: Xymon <xymon-bounces at xymon.com> On Behalf Of Galen Johnson
>> Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2023 3:01 AM
>> To: xymon >> xymon at xymon.com <xymon at xymon.com>
>> Subject: [Xymon] Is this thing on?
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