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On 7 Jan 2009 at 21:59, Toni Mueller wrote: > > Hi, > > On Sat, 03.01.2009 at 20:51:40 +0300, Kirill S. Bychkov <ya...@linklevel.net> > wrote: > > This is a resubmit of apcupsd port. > > Any comments/oks? > > I have no comment on the port, just a question: What would be the > advantage of using apcupsd in favour of nut? > Better compatibility and smoother integration and management in heterogeneous (as far as OS's are concerned) environments. I find that some linux distros bundle an up-to-date apcupsd but nut is out of date or not available as a binary package. Things are even bleaker on the Windows side -- WinNUT is client only and older version at that. And although the two utilities have a very similar comm protocol, neither has made an effort to verify and ensure true compatibility. > > Kind regards, > --Toni++ > > ------- End of forwarded message -------
