Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:18:31 -0400 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: larrypatrickmaloney@yahoo.com Cc: gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fw: Re: System-tools-backends Summer of Code Message-ID: <1251674311.21716.38.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <461755.19074.qm@web65613.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> References: <461755.19074.qm@web65613.mail.ac4.yahoo.com>
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--=-1MQ+tlOs7glQpVwy7Nnh Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, 2009-08-30 at 15:42 -0700, Larry Maloney wrote: > Great, >=20 > I'm getting up to speed on backends now. Let me just make sure, that > it IS true, that backends doesn't currently provide user provisioning > through gnome user tools on BSD. Is that correct? >=20 > Honestly, I'm not sure. I haven't looked at the backends in so long, > I'm not sure what's broken currently. I know for certain FreeBSD 9.X > support is needed. >=20 >=20 > And Joe, you earlier indicated that this is probably due to path > differences in Linux VS BSD for perl... >=20 > Doubtful. The bigger problems are different file formats, helper > utilities, and configuration paths. >=20 > Joe >=20 >=20 > Larry >=20 > --- On Sun, 8/30/09, Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> wrote: > =20 > From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> > Subject: Re: Fw: Re: System-tools-backends Summer of Code > To: larrypatrickmaloney@yahoo.com > Cc: gnome@freebsd.org > Date: Sunday, August 30, 2009, 2:12 PM > =20 > 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? > =20 > Absolutely. You can use me as a point of contact for your > work. > =20 > Joe > =20 > >=20 > > Larry > > --- On Sun, 4/19/09, Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@FreeBSD.org> > wrote: > >=20 > > From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@FreeBSD.org> > > 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 gnome? > > >=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 > =20 --=20 PGP Key : http://www.marcuscom.com/pgp.asc --=-1MQ+tlOs7glQpVwy7Nnh 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) iEYEABECAAYFAkqbCMYACgkQb2iPiv4Uz4ci0gCaAgZ/5TIHWCa8OpbnDx1pDI/w xU0AoKN7bz9lUvfQS4zrAVDiez9+hrxA =xhfc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-1MQ+tlOs7glQpVwy7Nnh--
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