Why it is useful to set the version number in the syslog-ng configuration
The syslog-ng configuration starts with a version number declaration. Up until recently, if it was missing, syslog-ng did not start. With syslog-ng 4.8, this is changing.
From this blog, you can learn why version information is useful, what workaround you can use if you do not want to edit your syslog-ng configuration on each update, and what changed in version 4.8.
You can read the rest of my blog at https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/why-it-is-useful-to-set-the-version-number-in-the-syslog-ng-configuration
