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= \Openwsman - WS-Management for all
home :: http://openwsman.github.io
wiki :: https://github.com/Openwsman/openwsman/wiki
mailing list :: mailto:openwsman-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
source :: https://github.com/Openwsman/openwsman
rdoc :: http://openwsman.github.io/rdoc
bugs :: https://github.com/Openwsman/openwsman/issues
code climate :: {<img src="https://codeclimate.com/github/Openwsman/openwsman.png">}[https://codeclimate.com/github/Openwsman/openwsman]
== Description
Openwsman is an open source implementation of WS-Management; enabling
the in-band management of Linux/uni*/Windows platforms.
Openwsman supports the generic WS-Management protocol as well as
specific protocol extensions for the
{Common Information Model}[http://www.dmtf.org/standards/cim] (CIM)
Openwsman provides 'C' language API by default and a 'C++' API in an
'alpha' state. For other languages, see the bindings.
== About the bindings
The bindings provide the simplest way to perform WS-Management
operations with Openwsman.
Bindings exist for
{Ruby}[https://github.com/Openwsman/openwsman/tree/master/bindings/ruby],
{Python}[https://github.com/Openwsman/openwsman/tree/master/bindings/python],
{Perl}[https://github.com/Openwsman/openwsman/tree/master/bindings/perl], and
{Java}[https://github.com/Openwsman/openwsman/tree/master/bindings/java].
with plenty of examples in the respective 'tests' directories.
The Ruby bindings are fully maintained an considered 'production'
quality.
== Bugs
If you have problems using Openwsman, report to the
{mailing list}[mailto:openwsman-devel@lists.sourceforge.net]
first.
If you are sure to have found a bug, please report it via the
{Github issue tracker}[https://github.com/Openwsman/openwsman/issues]
== License
Openwsman is copyright (C) 2004-2006 by Intel Corp, 2006-2013 by SUSE
Linux Products GmbH.
Openwsman is free software, and may be redistributed under the terms
of the
{BSD-3-Clause}[https://github.com/Openwsman/openwsman/blob/master/COPYING]
license.
== Warranty
This software is provided "as is" and without any express or implied
warranties, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.