Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:36:44 -0400 From: Justin Edward Muniz <justin.muniz@maine.edu> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Fwd: GSOC: Qt front-ends Message-ID: <CA%2BnOTRgYm88Lwz=Z_=iVW8hDdKCkxMjUf=y9xHkOi0ExHjMfRw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CA%2BnOTRjU8tBc5KwebxCzE%2B5XGUqSqpzn=O=UFuqT0LUB3M28mQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CA%2BnOTRiuJrVB_FSX2U18yd4ETD6mD004Mb%2BAh0Q-evofsqirnw@mail.gmail.com> <60A4F968-60A4-4C71-AD53-BA1BC6CBAB5F@longcount.org> <CA%2BnOTRjU8tBc5KwebxCzE%2B5XGUqSqpzn=O=UFuqT0LUB3M28mQ@mail.gmail.com>
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> Justin I say stick to FreeBSD-update . My reason is, as Pkgng becomes
> more popular , a front end for ports will be less useful as binary packages
> become more popular . Kports is a monster program , you should set a
> reasonable goal ,and target dates; which may be hard with a cleanup project
> . Also a update notifier for kde that handles FreeBSD update would be
> very useful .
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> My 2cents .
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> Mark saad | mark.saad@longcount.org
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Thank you very much Mark,
I was definitely hoping to get community feedback on this, and I value
you voicing your opinion. I agree that kports is a mammoth, and also that a
system updater GUI should have a way to notify the user of new updates.
Any other perspectives are welcome, as well as support for a
freebsd-update approach. I am working to refine my proposal, which as
you've pointed out is very important. Eventually I would like to help in
all three mentioned areas, but for now I must focus on one application.
Does anyone think that a custom kernel configuration and management GUI
utility would be desirable?
I will shape my goals to meet the needs of the community.
Justin Muniz
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