Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:12:27 -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: <1251655947.21716.23.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <696626.81818.qm@web65606.mail.ac4.yahoo.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Sun, 2009-08-30 at 10:07 -0700, Larry Maloney wrote: > Dear Team, > > I would like to take up System-tools-backends for gnome / FreeBSD. > > Can I have it? Absolutely. You can use me as a point of contact for your work. Joe > > Larry > --- On Sun, 4/19/09, Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > > 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 > > On Sat, 2009-04-18 at 17:29 -0700, Larry Maloney wrote: > > Marcus, > > > > I am trying to use gnomes "users and groups" app in gnome on BSD, but > > I'm having problems. > > > > I do have the latest and greatest system-tools-backends, but based on > > this summer of code recommendation, it seems that my problem might be > > everyones problem. > > > > What exactly is NOT working in System-tools-backends for freebsd with gnome? > > > > I may have to work on this, just to get what I need done. > > 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. > > 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. > > 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. > > Joe > > _______________________________________________ > 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" -- PGP Key : http://www.marcuscom.com/pgp.asc [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEABECAAYFAkqawQoACgkQb2iPiv4Uz4fb/QCggr2UTHvxqtN2T8TvMBdm1U7d CRYAoKmjpza97wGXErmZ81NXVqKeGOYh =4lXH -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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