diff --git a/doc/Observium-Welcome.md b/doc/General/Welcome-to-Observium-users.md similarity index 69% rename from doc/Observium-Welcome.md rename to doc/General/Welcome-to-Observium-users.md index 60f108bd74..31d54d3621 100644 --- a/doc/Observium-Welcome.md +++ b/doc/General/Welcome-to-Observium-users.md @@ -2,24 +2,20 @@ Welcome to Observium users -------------------------- LibreNMS is a fork of Observium. The reason for the fork is nothing to do -with Observium's [recent move to community vs. paid versions][1]. It is -simply that we have different priorities and values to the Observium -developers. We decided to fork (reluctantly) because we like using -Observium, but we want to collaborate on a community-based project with -like-minded IT professionals. See [README.md][2] and the references there -for more information about the kind of community we're trying to promote. +with Observium's [move to community vs. paid versions][1]. It is simply +that we have different priorities and values to the Observium development +team. We decided to fork (reluctantly) because we like using Observium, +but we want to collaborate on a community-based project with like-minded +IT professionals. See [README.md][2] and the references there for more +information about the kind of community we're trying to promote. LibreNMS was forked from [the last GPL-licensed version of Observium][3]. -This has a few implications: -- It doesn't look as nice as the current version of Observium. -- We've lost quite a bit of functionality that has been added to Observium - in the last year. -- You won't be able to take an existing Observium installation later than - r3250 and just change it to LibreNMS. This would probably break (although - if you were on a version between r3250 and the next database schema - change, it might be feasible). Upgrades from versions earlier than r3251 - might work. Please try it on an unimportant system and tell us your - experiences! +This means you won't be able to take an existing Observium installation +later than r3250 and just change it to LibreNMS. This would probably break +(although if you were on a version between r3250 and the next database +schema change, it might be feasible). Upgrades from versions earlier than +r3251 might work. Please try it on an unimportant system and tell us your +experiences! How LibreNMS will be different from Observium: - We will have an inclusive community, where it's OK to ask stupid @@ -40,10 +36,9 @@ How LibreNMS will be different from Observium: Reasons why you might want to use Observium instead of LibreNMS: - You have a financial investment in Observium and aren't concerned about community contributions. -- You need the extra functionality that has been added to Observium since - r3250. +- You need functionality that has been added to Observium since r3250. - You don't like the [GNU General Public License, version 3][5] or the - [philosophy of Free Software][6] in general. + [philosophy of Free Software/copyleft][6] in general. Reasons why you might want to use LibreNMS instead of Observium: - You want to work with others on the project, knowing that [your