Logging frameworks, formats and protocols available on the market?

Question

Hello, I need to complete an academic work by citing and possibly comparing the available logging frameworks, formats (and protocols) available in Internet, both open and proprietary.

My work deeply covers Syslog 2009 protocol, and I also mention Apache logging frameworks such as log4net, log4j, log4php, log4cxx. Reference is also to the classic Syslog protocol and syslog-ng service.

Now I would like to know:

1. What other frameworks do you know? Both open source and proprietary, I repeat. I read about an IBM proprietary framework
2. Where can I find sample log entries for each known logging format. I want to prove the heterogeneity of logging formats in applications
3. If Syslog BSD (RFC 3164) and Syslog 2009 (RFC 5424) are the only logging formats/protocols standardized by IETF

Thank you in advance

Answer 1

LogBack @ http://logback.qos.ch/ is the best choice in my opinion. Log4j is legacy. Java also comes with native Logging feature from 1.4 onwards I believe. more info can be found at http://onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2002/06/19/log.html

You can find some comparission here http://www.java-logging.com/comparison/