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Update README with the removal of klogd

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Signed-off-by: Joachim Nilsson <troglobit@gmail.com>
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@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ Introduction
This is the continuation of the original Debian/Ubuntu syslog daemon, This is the continuation of the original Debian/Ubuntu syslog daemon,
updated with full [RFC3164][] and [RFC5424][] support from NetBSD and updated with full [RFC3164][] and [RFC5424][] support from NetBSD and
FreeBSD. The package includes the `libsyslog.{a,so}` library and a FreeBSD. The package includes the `libsyslog.{a,so}` library with a
`syslog.h` header file replacement, two system log daemons, `syslogd` `syslog.h` header replacement, the `syslogd` daemon, and a command
and `klogd` (optional), and one command line tool called `logger`. line tool called `logger`.
`libsyslog` and `syslog/syslog.h`, derived directly from NetBSD, expose `libsyslog` and `syslog/syslog.h`, derived directly from NetBSD, expose
`syslogp()` and other new features available only in [RFC5424][]: `syslogp()` and other new features available only in [RFC5424][]:
@ -41,19 +41,13 @@ standard C-library implementations of the `syslog()` API (GLIBC, musl
libc, uClibc), `libsyslog` must be used in your application to unlock libc, uClibc), `libsyslog` must be used in your application to unlock
the new [RFC5424][] `syslogp()` API. the new [RFC5424][] `syslogp()` API.
The optional `klogd` daemon, enabled with `configure --with-klogd`,
supports the GLIBC `klogctl()` API to read kernel log messages and can
also decode EIP addresses on Linux Oops, provided a `System.map` file.
The `syslogd` daemon can run stand-alone without `klogd`, this is the
default.
The included `logger` tool can be used from the command line, or script, The included `logger` tool can be used from the command line, or script,
to send RFC5424 formatted messages using `libsyslog` to `syslogd` for to send RFC5424 formatted messages using `libsyslog` to `syslogd` for
local or remote logging. local or remote logging.
Main differences from the original sysklogd package are: Main differences from the original sysklogd package are:
- `klogd` no longer built by default (optional) `syslogd` is stand-alone - The separate `klogd` daemon is no longer part of the sysklogd project
- *Major* command line changes to `syslogd`, for compatibilty with *BSD - *Major* command line changes to `syslogd`, for compatibilty with *BSD
- Supports `include /etc/syslog.d/*.conf` directuve, see example .conf - Supports `include /etc/syslog.d/*.conf` directuve, see example .conf
- Built-in log-rotation support, with compression by default, useful for - Built-in log-rotation support, with compression by default, useful for