From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 3 17:51:56 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 EE09C693 for ; Fri, 3 May 2013 17:51:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mattjeet@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wg0-x22e.google.com (mail-wg0-x22e.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c00::22e]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 889951618 for ; Fri, 3 May 2013 17:51:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wg0-f46.google.com with SMTP id n12so1814920wgh.1 for ; Fri, 03 May 2013 10:51:55 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:reply-to:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=SiBRI0jDTJbpmrgRVKHgosu6/KtQuIIzpLWnmJD4aT4=; b=cbBHBQiau/dSIcm6uQSkubNnw6wOZv754Q0ne3KuUXlPJR4xxseII2bbNcg11wbM7b hDktB5752FPOKI2cxRoFC4UGIvSqL830Pvx92fvcZ1jxm7BionxchAxeSFgQPnFWYjAS xoBjPYuxckppCSD61GC0sEciJMSFBfAtrLCaGRR9T5hL+yhJUU6oc3G7FnkTn1gs/ZiP T/mUuI87qbiTiVB/djyO0060SYtCRtf7JaoGMBXL6LEtlVJtq/OFG65bdeuzNvceIKnt Y2s8MVlrA6tRMDm7POgJWgNuNDkH35HND8BWoiLds6s9iXjlnBOf8IKCYLSFUsqXs9al cyLQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.180.79.69 with SMTP id h5mr41547652wix.14.1367603515682; Fri, 03 May 2013 10:51:55 -0700 (PDT) Sender: mattjeet@gmail.com Received: by 10.194.173.73 with HTTP; Fri, 3 May 2013 10:51:55 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <5183C25A.7020908@pcbsd.org> References: <5183C25A.7020908@pcbsd.org> Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 10:51:55 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: bSm-qux2eR52Vyw4CXQRW1wpKRM Message-ID: Subject: Re: GSoC: PKGNG GUI Proposal Available for Review From: Matt Olander To: Kris Moore Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: Wojciech Puchar , Justin Edward Muniz , freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Eitan Adler X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: matt@ixsystems.com List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 03 May 2013 17:51:57 -0000 On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 6:57 AM, Kris Moore wrote: > On 05/03/2013 04:33, Wojciech Puchar wrote: >> good for today and future ladmins that cannot type a command. >> >> Any USEFUL proposals that add some real functionality? >> > > Since this will enable more people to run FreeBSD that otherwise > wouldn't give it a second glance, I would say it is VERY useful. Not > everybody is born with innate knowledge of the command-line, sometimes > you have to give users tools which are intuitive before they can get > into the nitty gritty. (I.E. most people learn to drive a car and don't > have the time or desire to rebuild an engine) > >> On Fri, 3 May 2013, Justin Edward Muniz wrote: >> >>> Thank you everyone for helping me create a suitable project to >>> propose. I >>> have submitted a draft of my proposal, though I am still in the >>> process of >>> enhancing it. If anyone has the time, please check it out and I'll >>> gladly >>> accept any feedback. >>> >>> I am new to Google Summer of Code, and just discovered I could update my >>> proposal after submitting it. Initially I uploaded most of the >>> proposal but >>> I am still finishing the last parts. Any advice could help me (or >>> others) >>> develop future proposals, so I hope to hear from people even after the >>> deadline. >>> >>> My proposal can be read at the following address: >>> https://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/proposal/review/google/gsoc2013/justin_muniz/1 >>> >>> >>> I appreciate you taking the time to read this email. Happy coding >>> everyone. Great proposal, Justin! I look forward to seeing your work ;) Cheers, -matt