From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 1 18:59:54 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 274BA16A41F; Tue, 1 Nov 2005 18:59:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 822B743D4C; Tue, 1 Nov 2005 18:59:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tao.thought.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id jA1Ixj4L091488; Tue, 1 Nov 2005 10:59:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id jA1IxXei091455; Tue, 1 Nov 2005 10:59:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline) Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 10:59:22 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: Giorgos Keramidas Message-ID: <20051101185922.GB67660@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> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20051101121414.GB1051@flame.pc> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: Observing 19 years of service to the Unix community Cc: Gary Kline , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-www@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The best scripts ever (trick or treat) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 18:59:54 -0000 On Tue, Nov 01, 2005 at 02:14:14PM +0200, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On 2005-10-31 21:51, Gary Kline wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 01, 2005 at 03:30:50AM +0200, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > > > A web page with shell script collections and a link posted to the > > > list would be *much* more preferable, if you ask me. A web page > > > is easier to extend later on, reorganize, categorize, present in > > > multiple ways, etc. without increasing the traffic of the list > > > immensely. > > > > I'd be willing to host a scripts website here; I already > > have a slew of hits of my ThinkPad and CTWM pages. > > > > But the scripts would have to be drop-in-able. Otherwise, > > would freebsd.org be willing to donate a few pages? > > I'm not sure. Since this sounds good, it's not (IMHO) a bad idea > to bring it up in the freebsd-doc or freebsd-www lists, to see if > people have similar plans already or would support such a project. > What's the best way of suggesting that we (fbsd.org) support a page of "best scripts"?? (Another beneficial project that would only require mailing in a function or n functions would be to submit functions that do a given task. A few lines of description and example use, of course.) gary PS: I've cc'd www with this. If anybody is interested, let's discuss it. --At least a collection of best /bin/sh scripts. > -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix