From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 14 15:42:29 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E88E7F7 for ; Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:42:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from justin.muniz@maine.edu) Received: from mail-la0-x233.google.com (mail-la0-x233.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4010:c03::233]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08D5031F for ; Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:42:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-la0-f51.google.com with SMTP id fo12so3651818lab.24 for ; Sun, 14 Apr 2013 08:42:27 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type:x-gm-message-state; bh=Xk+uF+DaTN2GH5ATA2aNYml27yu0P+mLXqCOYx0ybMQ=; b=OABvo+iJIuJATK82Ub9LTReewxbBvYlZVSjEQYjEL8Vagr97HT4fD9behRXeMg1Z7M ColfEV5KaKgmfnHxA/LcGN2QF5zCrDboqlAPQFPNxEIWfNZg/cwa4MUogrzRfY7GRDY1 UbOHDGZDDupiie/Jv3yjV+GC+HAzFtkFKe4ZFVk+x+MsDUhE+7ACsPFLlHD3i19vIdLC 1GwelFGtd6Nv6E5PCeeRLJsIaiShxaTX/FwUlL9BUdG4U8hBReya8uxDvaTFat0ojkoQ +dL0HGTfXdBxlzN9Uo8mmprIkQ4G+ZEGVkvkOKl/pqB5vibxPj16qrcaMK6oJj7VBHWw 1pLQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.112.59.103 with SMTP id y7mr4171468lbq.16.1365954147891; Sun, 14 Apr 2013 08:42:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.112.135.229 with HTTP; Sun, 14 Apr 2013 08:42:27 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2013 11:42:27 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: GSOC: Qt front-end for freebsd-update From: Justin Edward Muniz To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQnPbqLhUGtwHi3RdFHRZkwITwotr7IjnK+E6vkbpKPFWpEXShNI2shLqtYdrNEvc0JKp3GO Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:42:29 -0000 Thank you for your advice! I have already sent an email to Colin, and I did indeed take the idea from that page. Justin Muniz On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 7:04 AM, Chris Rees wrote: > On 14 April 2013 07:11, Justin Edward Muniz > wrote: > > I am excited for this year's Google Summer of Code, and I have a > > project in mind that I am working to propose. > > > > I am a CS major and have experience with Qt, C++ and shell > scripting. > > I have been developing on FreeBSD for several years, and I am looking to > > tackle developing a new Qt front-end for the freebsd-update command. > > > > I am thinking a rather straight-forward user interface with more > > advanced options available (such as selecting a specific server). I am > > looking for constructive feedback, and also a developer interested in > > mentoring me this Summer. > > > > Thanks everyone for your time, and for your hard work. > > Are you referring to the suggestion below? > > > https://wiki.freebsd.org/IdeasPage#KDE_front-ends_to_the_freebsd-update.288.29utility > > Colin Percival (CCd) mentions he would be the technical contact for > this project, though that was five years ago-- perhaps he'd like to > comment. > > Chris >