Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 21:59:22 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> Cc: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com>, "freebsd-arch@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org>, =?utf-8?Q?Tomek_Wa=C5=82aszek?= <tmwalaszek@gmail.com>, johnandsara2@cox.net, "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Improve cron(8) Message-ID: <348D4AE4-FAFD-45A7-A3E8-C507FBF5450A@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <CAJ-Vmo=XLygYbDY5sj9q1DG48bF6zR9wc2SuUCHKaLEZstCA0Q@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAN3T69vCQTb1hU%2BAUKg%2BKLgsuCttLxYS6u2r9k3w5LM2D4zZoA@mail.gmail.com> <53A72666.8090101@cox.net> <CAF6rxgkZSXM5_UtKobvSH3wivPjcSynDBt5DsymqJdB3d83Q0w@mail.gmail.com> <CAJ-Vmo=XLygYbDY5sj9q1DG48bF6zR9wc2SuUCHKaLEZstCA0Q@mail.gmail.com>
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--Apple-Mail=_7098E7B9-D15F-4923-A4A2-C23EE267BE53 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Yea, The Paul Vixie I know never would be a lot nicer about it. The version number and name are the least of our worries here. Warner On Jun 22, 2014, at 9:00 PM, Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> wrote: > Actually, I know how to react to that. >=20 > Don't dissuade someone from contributing. Discuss the changes and > whether they're positive or negative. >=20 > -a >=20 >=20 > 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: >>>>=20 >>>> +arch since hackers@ seems to be silent. >>>>=20 >>>> On 11 June 2014 23:56, Tomek Wa=C5=82aszek <tmwalaszek@gmail.com> = wrote: >>>>>=20 >>>>> 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 = unfortunately >>>>> 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 >>>>>=20 >>>>> 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. >>>>>=20 >>>>> Path is in the attachment. I'm testing it on my FreeBSD box and it = looks >>>>> good but anyway don't try it on production machines :). >>>>>=20 >>>>> 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 >>>>>=20 >>>>> This is still work in progress but if someone could have a look on = this >>>>> and >>>>> give me some feedback it would be great. >>>>>=20 >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Tomasz Walaszek >>>>>=20 >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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" >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>=20 >>> you should up the version number or start your own renamed = application >> ... >>=20 >> 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. >>=20 >>=20 >> -- >> 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" > _______________________________________________ > 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" --Apple-Mail=_7098E7B9-D15F-4923-A4A2-C23EE267BE53 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: GPGTools - https://gpgtools.org iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJTp6YaAAoJEGwc0Sh9sBEAUM8QANJjeClSdpspLpygE1EYHMMV UanuiqAiqCMaa4d/0+97iVl7olidWNjyZjW5gP830fWp0QQrUStgpmtioBr2Zqae 5qyRUOGgoPkXQB4wgsBVIdpusgHKM2Fm7ZOewb0h9jVJ5BX3YKlpKbDYJZje15Zy fs7wwmpJ2EUkXPxrJRgQMT3mCtpiW8AyWc3O0/s0DlDBlQD2oYZcPeJkbts+++1i RLF3UV/ifBt1jmwG5oCwDOBtHwPDu6aRhH/VutgP+KG0pTpDZ6IYoB56RGeoapfT SZ9hf71St3GHiaWyBGvutiTp9ggs3ebdUTHkpGyJe6UHVGwv3aEW8EogZidsjdis Ro5qmA9PW818aNfw1UrDz9PWmKdO7L7t9tAgUB+TE087kn/LxBFz44AjsbGcdbCg w1yajo7BoqHGE3k3KFl/7kuJ9idP8vonBZuNdx9+k0G0wcdcOWkGTBtaaqNWUOP4 3vjNGjyzk8ROQhhYbDQFDdPYK+jnu5Azhu28S9X3Wih9zNdXm53alkDMgTveIkzA MiSfqNKX2SImzgWGiJwcviJfg1YA+h7zIrJUv4X/LDNHSORovLGkp1xusjlyY/nU ACJJ0x3AtVEr65+2/W6FQXjRrNBLAMLdVlVrFi9CpeTv6USo4M3AYeHURgq59BGl rYbA4s9Z91QgGEUCb3U1 =0GpS -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Apple-Mail=_7098E7B9-D15F-4923-A4A2-C23EE267BE53--
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