Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:30:01 -0400 From: Justin Edward Muniz <justin.muniz@maine.edu> To: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fwd: GSOC: Qt front-ends Message-ID: <CA%2BnOTRgthBtPbUf7XcgMQSMPMzS9JwfNW6bM6gdU7dP7HGsKMg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CADLo83_GJxB0UZGp6KR8nDZcnO3hdRJ6Jw8RFG5J6Z2BLdvYRg@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> <CA%2BnOTRgYm88Lwz=Z_=iVW8hDdKCkxMjUf=y9xHkOi0ExHjMfRw@mail.gmail.com> <CADLo83_GJxB0UZGp6KR8nDZcnO3hdRJ6Jw8RFG5J6Z2BLdvYRg@mail.gmail.com>
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> > Our kernel is actually very easy to configure, so I'm not convinced that > it's needed; you may be thinking of Linux's menuconfig, but I think that is > because of the complexity. > > Chris > While configuring the kernel may be trivial to someone who understands the process and their systems needs, I am thinking of a software tool that goes beyond the scope of the occasional generating of a kernel configuration file. Imagine that you have a number of systems and you want to run kernels that are lighter weight than the generic kernel but each system has its own individual needs. A GUI could help manage a large number of custom kernels, and provide access to convenient access to features such as specifying a kernel to load on the next boot only for testing. You could even configure the custom kernel profiles to be built from separate source directories. That is not to say of course that everyone else using x11 couldn't benefit from it as well. The application could help avoid compatibility issues during kernel installation by comparing the kernel's version to the version of world. Some helpful aids would be visual categorization of options as well as option descriptions, caveats, and hyperlinks to more in depth information. As for its place in Google Summer of Code, you could be right, it may not be enough to dedicate such resources. I know however that I would use it, maybe others would as well? Thank you for your advice once again Chris! What do you think about the other utilities? Justin Muniz
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