Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2023 21:58:35 -0400 From: k sridhar <ksrdhrbsd@gmail.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Contributing to one of the projects in the Ideas page Message-ID: <CANYUEJw_nWoHuWod4KVsFXtYb7P-gveGy7G1UaqK_DwrET1GVg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CANYUEJz_ADHMOV8j1wWgKZ_BqoMO4YfXYFjBLyAJ%2B9cfxvtCCg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CANYUEJz_ADHMOV8j1wWgKZ_BqoMO4YfXYFjBLyAJ%2B9cfxvtCCg@mail.gmail.com>
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--000000000000780dc0060131f4ef Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hello, I was browsing the Ideas page for ways to contribute to BSD. I came across this (which does not have any contact, I think). If it is still open, I wanted to check if I could try to do this. Briefly - I am in IT, and have been using UNIX since grad school in the early 90s (Solaris, briefly Ultrix/Aix and then different Linuxes and MacOS). C/C++/Java programming, scripting, installs, etc... and various other stuff. I want to give it a shot if you all think that is ok. Thanks a lot k.sridhar (U.S resident in Virginia) *Improve cron(8) and atrun(8)* *Currently, cron(8) and atrun(8) are outdated in their implementation. Here are some directions for improvement:* - *Update cron(8) to ISC cron with security fixes from OpenBSD.* - *Integrate the atrun(8) functionality into cron(8), as it was done in NetBSD.* *Requirements* - *Strong knowledge of the C language and Unix API.* --000000000000780dc0060131f4ef Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"= gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hello,<br></div><div><br></div><div>I wa= s browsing the Ideas page for ways to contribute to BSD.</div><div>I came a= cross this (which does not have any contact, I think).</div><div><br></div>= <div>If it is still open, I wanted to check if I could try to do this.<br><= /div><div><br></div><div>Briefly - I am in IT, and have been using UNIX sin= ce grad school in the early 90s (Solaris, briefly Ultrix/Aix and then diffe= rent Linuxes and=C2=A0MacOS). C/C++/Java programming, scripting, installs, = etc... and various other stuff.=C2=A0<br><div><br></div><div>I want to give= it a shot if you all think that is ok.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks a l= ot</div><div>k.sridhar (U.S resident in Virginia)</div><div><h2 id=3D"m_-65= 83457652973336899m_-7066719117085389368gmail-Improve_cron.288.29_and_atrun.= 288.29" style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Lucida Grande&quo= t;,sans-serif"><i><font size=3D"1">Improve cron(8) and atrun(8)</font></i><= /h2><i><font size=3D"1"><span id=3D"m_-6583457652973336899m_-70667191170853= 89368gmail-line-383" style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Luci= da Grande",sans-serif"></span><span id=3D"m_-6583457652973336899m_-706= 6719117085389368gmail-line-384" style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial= ,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif"></span></font></i><p style=3D"color:= rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif"><i><font= size=3D"1">Currently, cron(8) and atrun(8) are outdated in their implement= ation. Here are some directions for improvement:<span id=3D"m_-658345765297= 3336899m_-7066719117085389368gmail-line-385"></span><span id=3D"m_-65834576= 52973336899m_-7066719117085389368gmail-line-386"></span></font></i></p><ul = style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-= serif"><li><i><font size=3D"1">Update cron(8) to ISC cron with security fix= es from OpenBSD.<span id=3D"m_-6583457652973336899m_-7066719117085389368gma= il-line-387"></span></font></i></li><li><i><font size=3D"1">Integrate the a= trun(8) functionality into cron(8), as it was done in NetBSD.<span id=3D"m_= -6583457652973336899m_-7066719117085389368gmail-line-388"></span><span id= =3D"m_-6583457652973336899m_-7066719117085389368gmail-line-389"></span></fo= nt></i></li></ul><p style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Lucid= a Grande",sans-serif"></p><h5 id=3D"m_-6583457652973336899m_-706671911= 7085389368gmail-Requirements-20" style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aria= l,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif"><i><font size=3D"1">Requirements</f= ont></i></h5><i><font size=3D"1"><span id=3D"m_-6583457652973336899m_-70667= 19117085389368gmail-line-390" style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,&= quot;Lucida Grande",sans-serif"></span><span id=3D"m_-6583457652973336= 899m_-7066719117085389368gmail-line-391" style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-fam= ily:Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif"></span></font></i><ul style= =3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif= "><li><i><font size=3D"1">Strong knowledge of the C language and Unix API.<= /font></i></li></ul></div></div></div> </div></div> </div> --000000000000780dc0060131f4ef--
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