just to keep all information together…

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> From: Gürkan Myczko <gur...@phys.ethz.ch>
> Date: May 24, 2023 at 20:43:49 GMT+2
> To: debian-de...@lists.debian.org
> Subject: future of rwhod/rwho/ruptime, and a shell implementation of it 
> called ruptime
> 
> hello
> 
> i've always liked the ruptime command, it was so useful to see your machines 
> up or down, and for long and with what load,
> but then came multiprocessor machines, and gpus. and it was all clear text 
> sent over the network, and only in one network.
> so i started to try to do something about and out came: 
> https://github.com/alexmyczko/ruptime/tree/debian (or on salsa:
> https://salsa.debian.org/debian/ruptime). i have tried to make it useful for 
> where i use it, you can read the why on the webpage
> or salsa page. (using it on x86_64, and raspberry pies)
> 
> rwho was not implemented, but it would be easy to do so. and it's also easy 
> to extend it for any sort of data that you want to
> be easily accessible.
> 
> since there's that older implementation in C:
> netkit-rwho is orphaned, https://bugs.debian.org/1020628
> build time limit for NUSERS (1000): https://bugs.debian.org/489787
> build time option for alarm period: https://bugs.debian.org/360884
> 
> these are all much easier in the script, but it is much less efficient.
> 
> any feedback if this is a good idea, or wishes? according popcon there's some 
> users:
> https://qa.debian.org/popcon.php?package=netkit-rwho
> (glad i'm not alone)
> 
> best
> tar

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