From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 30 18:12:08 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA4A71065696 for ; Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:12:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marcus@marcuscom.com) Received: from creme-brulee.marcuscom.com (marcuscom-pt.tunnel.tserv1.fmt.ipv6.he.net [IPv6:2001:470:1f00:ffff::1279]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D1458FC1F for ; Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:12:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [IPv6:2001:470:1f00:2464::4] (shumai.marcuscom.com [IPv6:2001:470:1f00:2464::4]) by creme-brulee.marcuscom.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n7UIDncg054293; Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:13:49 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from marcus@marcuscom.com) From: Joe Marcus Clarke To: larrypatrickmaloney@yahoo.com In-Reply-To: <696626.81818.qm@web65606.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> References: <696626.81818.qm@web65606.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha1"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-Xq3fn19wUjRw3NhC2FBN" Organization: MarcusCom, Inc. Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:12:27 -0400 Message-Id: <1251655947.21716.23.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.26.3 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,NO_RELAYS autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on creme-brulee.marcuscom.com Cc: gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fw: Re: System-tools-backends Summer of Code X-BeenThere: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: GNOME for FreeBSD -- porting and maintaining List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:12:08 -0000 --=-Xq3fn19wUjRw3NhC2FBN Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, 2009-08-30 at 10:07 -0700, Larry Maloney wrote: > Dear Team, >=20 > I would like to take up System-tools-backends for gnome / FreeBSD. >=20 > Can I have it? Absolutely. You can use me as a point of contact for your work. Joe >=20 > Larry > --- On Sun, 4/19/09, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: >=20 > From: Joe Marcus Clarke > Subject: Re: System-tools-backends Summer of Code > To: larrypatrickmaloney@yahoo.com > Date: Sunday, April 19, 2009, 3:52 PM >=20 > On Sat, 2009-04-18 at 17:29 -0700, Larry Maloney wrote: > > Marcus, > >=20 > > I am trying to use gnomes "users and groups" app in gnome on BSD, but=20 > > I'm having problems. > >=20 > > I do have the latest and greatest system-tools-backends, but based on=20 > > this summer of code recommendation, it seems that my problem might be=20 > > everyones problem. > >=20 > > What exactly is NOT working in System-tools-backends for freebsd with g= nome? > >=20 > > I may have to work on this, just to get what I need done. >=20 > Thanks for your interest. As you have already seen, "Users and Groups" > has problems. Essentially, every module needs to be made to work. This > means hacking the backend Perl code to respect FreeBSD paths, helper > applications, etc. >=20 > If you're serious about fixing this code, I recommend you send an email > out to gnome@FreeBSD.org and ask for specific problems. I haven't used > these tools in a while since I've known they did not work. In > particular, modifying services used to mess up the box so bad, it would > just crash. >=20 > You're the first to step up to this challenge, so I certainly hope > you'll consider doing the work. If you do, I would like you to take > ownership of this module moving forward. That is, you would be the one > responsible for making sure the FreeBSD support doesn't rot. The > FreeBSD GNOME team is hurting for contributors right now, so we're very > eager to get new blood. >=20 > Joe >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-gnome > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-gnome-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" --=20 PGP Key : http://www.marcuscom.com/pgp.asc --=-Xq3fn19wUjRw3NhC2FBN Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEABECAAYFAkqawQoACgkQb2iPiv4Uz4fb/QCggr2UTHvxqtN2T8TvMBdm1U7d CRYAoKmjpza97wGXErmZ81NXVqKeGOYh =4lXH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-Xq3fn19wUjRw3NhC2FBN--