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From: ]Aphex[ <ap...@ap...> - 2004-04-27 20:57:44
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Nobody is going to start a project for that little script of let's say 20 lines in bash which you could probably even shorten to 5 lines. I'll add some features anyway and make it stable and more spread :)Thanks for the info. Alex Prinsier ----- Original Message ----- From: "Friedrich Lobenstock" <fl...@fl...> To: <dev...@li...> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 10:44 PM Subject: Re: [Devil-linux-develop] made little script > Hi <realname missing> > > ]Aphex[ wrote on 27.04.2004 22:02 MET: > > > Hello, I have been using devil-linux for a while now, and i really like > > it! That's why I started to customize it to my personal needs and I > > wrote some things. I am writing for example a little script which counts > > bandwith using bash language from /proc/net/dev. Very easy script, but > > there wasn't anything that was that easy to use and already included in > > devil-linux. Would it be possible I could submit it when it's a bit > > stable and see it in a future version of DL? > > > > I don't know how you deal with any new guys and how I could help with > > devil-linux. I would really like to help with it, could someone tell me > > what I should do to put my script (when finished) in devil-linux? If > > it's possible to get my script in DL I'd like to update the docs for my > > program too. > > Hmmm...what about you first make those scripts available for download > somewhere, announce them on FreshMeat.net. This should get them a more wide > spread testing and after that it might be time to consider them for inclusion. > > To avoide the "invent the wheel again" situations I ask you, have you > searched the web for any solution that might do what you want? If you did > not search, please do so and join those projects and then give us > information about those project and if you think they are worth including > in DL. > > It's really more about stability, if your scripts are not used and tested > by anybody else they might break our complete system in the worst case, eg. > by indroducing a security hole. > > > I assume all developing happens through cvs, but that makes me wonder > > why people still submit patches to the mailing list. How exactly happens > > this development? > > There are three developers who have write access to the CVS: > * Heiko > * Bruce > * myself > > and there are other developers with read-only access, which more or less > regularly submit patches to fix bugs, ... > > If you can please first try to find and fix existing bugs. As said above > software projects with some sort of user base are definitely prefered. > > Still some question? Just ask. > > -- > MfG / Regards > Friedrich Lobenstock > ____________________________________________________________________ > Friedrich Lobenstock Linux Services Lobenstock > URL: http://www.lsl.at/ Email: fl...@fl... > ____________________________________________________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g > Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. > Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Devil-linux-develop mailing list > Dev...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/devil-linux-develop > |