[Dgwebminmodule-users] Webmin module request for information

[Adam K. <ake...@ni...>]

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Greetings everyone. I'd like to bring everyone up to date on whats going
on with the webmin module.

First, I am glad to announce that there are 4 people besides myself that
are interested and anxious to help out. I would like to personally thank
those individuals for their aid in this project. It's going to be fun
and very rewarding getting this module pushing forward.

Secondly, I want to thank the community for their support, feedback, use
of the module, and patience while I get things in order.


* Version Information
The modules next version will be 0.7.0. This version is going to be a
ground-up re-write of the module. It has gotten so big and complex that
it's hard for me to maintain by myself. That in mind, with the other
developers coming on board I would like to just start from scratch. We
are gathering information on what YOU would like to see in the module.
So here is your chance! Respond back to the mailing list so everyone can
see the already requested features to try and limit duplicates.


* Upcoming features for the rewrite
Here is a list of features we are definately going to implement:
- - Full DansGuardian 2.8 support
- - Full DansGuardian AntiVirus plugin support
- - Full DansGuardian Google plugin support
- - New Log reporting center with SQL support
- - Serious facelift for all aspects of the modules look and feel


* Log Report Center
The Log reporting center will offer analysis of the standard DG logging
methods, as well as offering SQL support. The SQL support will work in
conjuction with a daemon that watches the DansGuardian log file and
posts the data to an SQL database. If you have ideas for organization of
the database, table names/sizes/types or if you already have something
like this working please let us know. A Daemon written in C or a patch
right into DansGuardian would be ideal. What about other databases? We
will probably aim towards MySQL for now with support for Postgres down
the road. Are there any others that would be good to include?


* Look and Feel
Design and how the thing looks is also a field I would appreciate some
feedback on. I'm no graphics design guy, and it shows. If you would like
to contribute icons, a nice layout, or anything for the general "look
and feel" of the module, please please let us know. I'm open to all
suggestions.


* Module Website
The module needs some kind of website with screenshots, FAQ, howto's
etc. It also needs the general information about installation, support
methods, and CVS info.


* Others
What other features would you all like to see? Are you willing to help
out with any? I would like to get someone involved in creating and
maintenance of a module website as well.


I appologize if someone has submitted a patch or anything for module
versions 0.5.10-pr4 and below. With this new ground-up rewrite going on
I don't want to import older code.

If you are interested in helping or you have ideas for anything above
please respond to the list!.

Thanks again everyone!

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Northern Indiana ESC
Adam Kennedy - ake...@ni...
Linux Specialist / Network Administrator
Phone: (574) 254-0111 x113
Toll Free: 800-326-5642
Fax: (574) 254-0148
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