Date: Sat, 7 Jan 1995 10:36:14 +0100 From: "DI. Christian Gusenbauer" <cg@uhura> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, cg@FIMP01.fim.uni-linz.ac.at Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: guest account: Yggdrasil information Message-ID: <199501070936.KAA00237@uhura> In-Reply-To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> "Re: guest account: Yggdrasil information" (Jan 6, 6:59pm)
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> > 1. We have to make configuring as easy as possible for those users, who > > never want to look 'behind the scenes'. There should be a way to install > > and configure FreeBSD for *non-experts*! > > Well, I think we all agree to this, what we really need to agree on is > the *framework*. How does this all-singing and all-dancing > configuration environment work? Scripts? Some sort of TCL based > tool? What? We've had a few abortive attempts at this in the past, I know :-) > but nothing that anybody could ever really use to build a complete > configuration management system! Yes and no. Half a year ago, I wrote a control panel application which works like the Windows one and a user management utility. I posted that to the net and about 60 people got a copy but I got only two or three responses. Yes, that's not a complete configuration management but - in my opinion - it can be the first step. Unfortunately, I don't have much spare time, so I can't write the whole configuration management system by myself :-(! > > 3. All configuration (administration) tools should look and work the same > > way. I myself hate to have 10 tools and 10 different ways to install these > > things (eg. some use a DOS program, some need MS Windows; or: look at > > named, inetd, nfs or even passwd, where I can configure every tool when > > I understand and know the correct syntax of its ascii-file: it's impossibl > > Framework! Framework! Somebody needs to write this kind of > framework! :-) > > Jordan Get a copy of cpl-0.1.tar.gz from our fileserver fimp01.fim.uni-linz.ac.at, directory /pub/soft/unix! That might be a framework! Christian. cg@fimp01.fim.uni-linz.ac.at
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