Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 20:47:52 +0100 From: Remko Lodder <remko@FreeBSD.org> To: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> Cc: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>, freebsd-www@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The best scripts ever (trick or treat) Message-ID: <4367C668.7050704@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20051101194043.GD67660@thought.org> References: <20051031212138.4456283C0D@ws1-1.us4.outblaze.com> <200510312218.13261.freebsd01@dgmm.net> <20051101011146.GA14135@thought.org> <20051101013050.GA10120@flame.pc> <20051101055104.GA15533@thought.org> <20051101121414.GB1051@flame.pc> <20051101185922.GB67660@thought.org> <20051101190858.GA95616@flame.pc> <20051101194043.GD67660@thought.org>
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Gary Kline wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 01, 2005 at 09:08:58PM +0200, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
>
>>There's no good reason to copy two lists at the same time for this.
>>Please remove -questions from the Cc: list of the thread :-/
>
>
> I see that the -questions addr is gone.
>
>
> This is to those on the -www list; the issue is
> having a separate page or two of /bin/sh scripts
> that do X, Y, Z.
>
> I realize the time involved if hundreds of shell
> hackers submit their favorite scripts. But if it
> sounds worth trying, there could be a scripts
> index.php|html page with a few categories to start.
> Each script must be submitted with:
>
> CATEGORY: system admin
> FUNCTION: backup [using tar and bzip] files.
> FEATURES: optional use of --exclude
>
> etc.
>
> A shell or perl script could probably strip the
> mail and convert it to web-ready format. Having
> many (*proven*) scripts would be a major++ for
> sysadmins. At least. Ok, I'll get off my soapbox.
>
>
> Feedback?
>
> gary
>
>
The idea seems good (imo) but i am not sure how it should be
done. I'd guess it first needs a tryout on something else
then a FreeBSD server, (the way like many projects started
and are now more and more supported by the crowd).
my little input...
--
Kind regards,
Remko Lodder ** remko@elvandar.org
FreeBSD ** remko@FreeBSD.org
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