StatsCollector, monitor a non-Mac server with BigTop ?

Hello,
I just discovered the new BigTop a few days ago, and I would like to know if anybody knows how to (if it's possible) monitor a Linux or BSD server with this great tool.
I know it uses statsCollector to collect data, is this tool open-source ? (I don't know where to look for such things)
If it is, is there any chance to be able to install it by hand ?
Thank you in advance,
Julien
PS: Please excuse my english

What's BigTop?
The only reference I know of it is for monitoring load balancers from F5, but I doubt that's where you're looking.
google doesn't appear to offer any clues, either.

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