From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 26 20:01:48 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B11101065675 for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:01:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (mail.computinginnovations.com [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CD8F8FC14 for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:01:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m5QK1Fke049659; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:01:16 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20080626145739.02548290@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:01:14 -0500 To: Zbigniew Szalbot , "N. Raghavendra" From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <4863D586.6010203@lc-words.com> References: <4863C10F.9000807@lc-words.com> <86abh8b04j.fsf@riemann.mri.ernet.in> <4863D586.6010203@lc-words.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 080626-1, 06/26/2008), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.93/6806/Wed Apr 16 15:50:16 2008 on betty.computinginnovations.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner-ID: m5QK1Fke049659 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: User Questions Subject: Re: Windows > Unix volunteers X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:01:48 -0000 At 12:44 PM 6/26/2008, Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: >Hi all, > >N. Raghavendra: >>At 2008-06-26T18:17:19+02:00, Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: >> >>>What is a good place to look for volunteers who would like to modify >>>Windows source code for an open source software. We have a programme >>>that changes wallpapers on your desktop but it is only available for >>>Windows. >>> >>>As a FreeBSD fan, I'd love to see it in ports. >>I guess you have already checked out graphics/chbg, and perhaps some >>other similar ports, before asking that question. >Yes, I have. I am not really looking for such software but for a forum >where people who do UNIX can be found. > >FYI - our little software is special one in that it changes backgrounds >with Bible's life words (www.lcwords.com/en/desktoplive.html). > >Anyway, I am not trying to advertise it here, especially that it is for >Windows. Just trying to find out where to look for people who could be >interested in porting it into UNIX using our Windows source code, if they >find it helpful. > >I hope I am not offending anyone. > >Warm regards, I was just making the point that from my experience porting code to other *NIX's I think you will end up with a lot of #ifdef's in the code to conditionally compile it for the different window managers. It won't be that simple, and you should also decide which window managers you are going to port the code to. -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.