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Paul Gear
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doc/Observium-Welcome.md → doc/General/Welcome-to-Observium-users.md
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@@ -2,24 +2,20 @@ Welcome to Observium users
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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