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Java Apache Admin Tool?

Posted by Cliff on from the thoughts-comments-and-random-opinions dept.

cant_get_a_good_nick asks: "I was trolling Sourceforge, and found NetLooney. Since there seemed to be interest in a quality Apache admin tool, I was wondering if anybody here had used it and can comment on it. It was commercial at one time, now iit's GPL'ed."

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  1. More Config by droyad · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The web page mentions that you may have to tweek the .cfg file to your apache server. Is it just me or does this just seem wrong.

    You have a "Serious" GUI config tool that configures something as complex as apache. Now you have to dive into the config file to change some settings so it works??

    Shouldn't this kind of config be GUI as well. Even though i don't particularly like windows, I don't think any windows based apps require the editing of a text file before you can run the program??

    Droyad

    1. Re:More Config by pcbob · · Score: 2, Interesting

      You need to edit NetLoonies cfg file, not apaches!

    2. Re:More Config by 'The+'.$L3mm1ng · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Right, and this is exactly what's wrong here. Why edit the configuration file of a GUI configuration utility? If the author thinks he can write a good configuration utility for Apache, why not just add a few menu entries to configure the configuration program as well?

  2. Why do they choose self-defeating names? by Futurepower(R) · · Score: 2


    Looks like another excellent open source product with a looney name.

    Dictionary: Loon-y or loon-ey also lun-y Informal.adj. loon-i-er, loon-i-est. 1. Extremely foolish or silly. 2. Crazy; insane.n.pl. loon-ies also loon-eys. A foolish or crazy person.[Shortening and alteration (probably influenced by LOON1) of LUNATIC.]--loon'i-ly adv. --loon'i-ness n.

    Thesaurus: loon-y (loone). A person whose beliefs and actions are eccentric: crank, crackpot, cuckoo, flake, fruitcake (informal), kook (slang), loony, nut (slang), nut case (slang), nutter (British) (slang), oddball, queer fish, screwball (slang), weirdie (informal), weirdo (informal).

    Excerpted from American Heritage Talking Dictionary
    Copyright © 1997 The Learning Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

    1. Re:Why do they choose self-defeating names? by dimator · · Score: 2

      Because, my friend, hackers don't know shit about marketing (and choosing a name for your project is a form of marketing). We should be thankful that it's not named "JApacheConfig" or some shit. I'm bored to tears of Ksomething, Gsomething, or Jsomething.

      --
      python -c "x='python -c %sx=%s; print x%%(chr(34),repr(x),chr(34))%s'; print x%(chr(34),repr(x),chr(34))"
  3. Please say "proprietary", by sydb · · Score: 3, Informative

    not "commercial", as GPL software can be commercial too.

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    Yours Sincerely, Michael.
  4. Re:Lurking not trolling, right? by LizardKing · · Score: 2, Informative

    Ohh, you mean like fishing.

    Mmm, and I guess he really meant 'trawling'.

  5. Re:Swing? by LizardKing · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Can you even change Swing themes?

    Yup, the Metal theme isn't to everyone's taste. You can also select native Look and Feel, which I believe is the default on Windows. On Unix the native l&f mimics Motif, albeit badly. The MacOS l&f used to ship with the betas of Swing, but Apple pressured Sun into dropping it - but for a while I could fool people into thinking I was running a Mac app on my Unix box.

    A few people have attempted to create new l&f packages, most notably a NeXTSTEP one. But the major amount of work involved in producing a full l&f means few (if any) have been completed. At least that was the state of things last time I looked aroud for one.

  6. Re:Just a sec. by AnalogBoy · · Score: 2

    Yeah, but if i just think of starting the java executable, the load average on my servers jumps 2 whole points in anticipation.

  7. Re:Swing? by harmonica · · Score: 2

    There are some LAFs available. Personally, I like the Metal theme. Although the Windows LAF isn't perfect, I like it best.