Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 20:00:21 -0700 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> Cc: "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>, =?UTF-8?Q?Tomek_Wa=C5=82aszek?= <tmwalaszek@gmail.com>, johnandsara2@cox.net, "freebsd-arch@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Improve cron(8) Message-ID: <CAJ-Vmo=XLygYbDY5sj9q1DG48bF6zR9wc2SuUCHKaLEZstCA0Q@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAF6rxgkZSXM5_UtKobvSH3wivPjcSynDBt5DsymqJdB3d83Q0w@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAN3T69vCQTb1hU%2BAUKg%2BKLgsuCttLxYS6u2r9k3w5LM2D4zZoA@mail.gmail.com> <53A72666.8090101@cox.net> <CAF6rxgkZSXM5_UtKobvSH3wivPjcSynDBt5DsymqJdB3d83Q0w@mail.gmail.com>
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Actually, I know how to react to that. Don't dissuade someone from contributing. Discuss the changes and whether they're positive or negative. -a On 22 June 2014 15:15, Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> wrote: > On 22 June 2014 11:54, John D. Hendrickson and Sara Darnell > <johnandsara2@cox.net> wrote: >> Eitan Adler wrote: >>> >>> +arch since hackers@ seems to be silent. >>> >>> On 11 June 2014 23:56, Tomek Wa=C5=82aszek <tmwalaszek@gmail.com> wrote= : >>>> >>>> Hello, >>>> I saw on the FreeBSD Ideas page topic about cron :). >>>> I've started updating the 'original' FreeBSD cron from sources to vixi >>>> cron >>>> 4.1. I think (well I hope :P) most of the features that were done in >>>> FreeBSD cron are now ported into vixi cron 4.1, there are unfortunatel= y >>>> some missing features at the moment: >>>> - @every_second - this need to be done >>>> - -s and -o, in vixi cron 4.1 daylight time switches are enabled by >>>> default, at the moment there is no -s and -o options. So you need to >>>> remove >>>> '-s' from the cron rc script >>>> >>>> I've also added one feature from OpenBSD, crontab is poking cron using >>>> unix-domain socket so we don't need to have suid on crontab. >>>> >>>> Path is in the attachment. I'm testing it on my FreeBSD box and it loo= ks >>>> good but anyway don't try it on production machines :). >>>> >>>> After the installation we have to do a few things: >>>> - Add crontab group >>>> - Change group to crontab on /var/cron/tabs >>>> - Add sticky bit on /var/cron/tabs >>>> - Add group write permissions on /var/cron/tabs >>>> >>>> This is still work in progress but if someone could have a look on thi= s >>>> and >>>> give me some feedback it would be great. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Tomasz Walaszek >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list >>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers >>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>>> "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> you should up the version number or start your own renamed application > ... > > I don't know how to react to this message. You just told a potential > contributor not to contribute since he was not the founder of the > project. That goes against everything that open source is about. > > > -- > Eitan Adler > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-arch@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arch > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-arch-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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