From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 23 03:00:22 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5CAF9202; Mon, 23 Jun 2014 03:00:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qc0-x22b.google.com (mail-qc0-x22b.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c01::22b]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0B14022B5; Mon, 23 Jun 2014 03:00:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qc0-f171.google.com with SMTP id w7so5578182qcr.16 for ; Sun, 22 Jun 2014 20:00:21 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=XCcSW4ztIdE9MZwenbVb+Y5LBD8pkZnWuG35im2njtA=; b=n2vpMMVqKOwpp4yvNDKjYLnLFcc1e2LzACABLIzWr5ElDvdinO5iZe9VIo5iGxz2mJ TzwUnuotgmvZscyN2/zUyvkeoQV/zAJ5kKrm0pfBIMEK/aKRJBgHkXmGzzptloeX4TLx bJYO+L/GcUDxMpAt0Enjl+cBPv+XMR6Z3XOXfX5equ/O92/SP5iPNTTdjEH6H3wSYQi3 dMYmN6MJloj9iZS6v56uirfQvDr/Agho7Vtss08htEmkWAMorRjFqdqLHdfT4W86fwrL IiENC0Yq75b8IjDfgGl58GnKVLn8z+0DK8DnFo7bWmJ7RLKPpZSswZyhO4sFk2rUiePV AAEw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.140.22.134 with SMTP id 6mr26254949qgn.4.1403492421197; Sun, 22 Jun 2014 20:00:21 -0700 (PDT) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.224.43.134 with HTTP; Sun, 22 Jun 2014 20:00:21 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <53A72666.8090101@cox.net> Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 20:00:21 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: bFNvfp1gGuU3DGnmgC0fOd0vCFY Message-ID: Subject: Re: Improve cron(8) From: Adrian Chadd To: Eitan Adler Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" , =?UTF-8?Q?Tomek_Wa=C5=82aszek?= , johnandsara2@cox.net, "freebsd-arch@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 03:00:22 -0000 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 wrote: > On 22 June 2014 11:54, John D. Hendrickson and Sara Darnell > wrote: >> Eitan Adler wrote: >>> >>> +arch since hackers@ seems to be silent. >>> >>> On 11 June 2014 23:56, Tomek Wa=C5=82aszek 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"