From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 18 16:43:08 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F1E716A4B3 for ; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 16:43:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fubar.adept.org (fubar.adept.org [63.147.172.249]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E59E943FBD for ; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 16:43:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mike@adept.org) Received: by fubar.adept.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 925E51524D; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 16:43:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fubar.adept.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 918091524B for ; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 16:43:07 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 16:43:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Mike Hoskins To: advocacy@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20030917230919.GA8428@pasternak.w.lub.pl> Message-ID: <20030918163741.M76883@fubar.adept.org> References: <20030917160654.52ceb56c.kitbsdlist2@HotPOP.com> <200309171548.22742.DavidJohnson@Siemens.com> <20030917230919.GA8428@pasternak.w.lub.pl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: Re: Desktop FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 23:43:08 -0000 On Wed, 17 Sep 2003, Michal Pasternak wrote: > ... even if ${foo}'s way is the one, right way to do that? no such thing. it's best to look at all options, taking into account your specific tools/infrastructure, and do the best you can using all the resources at your command... wouldn't you agree? > > So definitely get a prototype of > > something working first. It's an easier sell that way. > You _won't_ make it right basing on "prototypes". but a working prototype, that does what you want, even if it's just integrating the Debian stuff you like, can certainly get "buy-in" from the people that matter. > > > Python seems a correct language to code such task in. Network > > > infrastructure would be powered by Twisted Python > > > (www.twistedmatrix.com), GUI would be done via py-gtk2. > > Stuff to be hashed out. Personally I think C/C++ is the best to code > > this in. > Well, personally, I don't. the best is to choose a language that doesn't require extra compilers/interpreters to be installed... of course, many _extremely_ useful tools (like cvsup and portupgrade) are written in less-than-standard languages... which probably goes to show the best lanauge is whatever language those willing to do the work prefer. that's a bit sugar coated, but it is a volunteer effort. -mrh -- From: "Spam Catcher" To: spam-catcher@adept.org Do NOT send email to the address listed above or you will be added to a blacklist!