Thread: [Pcbsd-developer] Asked for a Todo list?

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Hi! I am by no means an expert, but i do want to help. I signed this 
mailing list mainly to be aware of how the work is going but hey, as i 
am here and i have something to say, it's not a problem if i write to 
the list.

I believe Andrei is right, when he means rivaly, i am sure he is talking 
"sane rivalry" :-) . Being perfectionist to some extent is good.

Now, about the roadmap.

*Andrei wrote:*
/1. Let's add some good TrueType fonts and remove ugliest ones like 
Type1- I totally disabled Adobe crappy fonts in my DVD version.

/I am all for this, we should only use good looking, TrueType fonts and 
remove all bad looking fonts from the default system. If the fonts are 
cannot be read right, why are they occupying space on the CD? I am sure 
we can have a great font collection without breaking the law.

/3. Linux compat layer- I don't like default fontset with linux 
programs- it seem's like software from third world...

/And now we will be moving languagesto the second CD (and hopefully lots 
of garbage right out of the system) we can ship the Linux emulation 
Layer installed by default. Everyone will be using linux programs anyway...

/4. Monitor detection- I found some useful information how it can be done:

"Graphics hardware configuration is handled by a combination of the 
Debian anXious program (heavily hacked to work non-interactively), 
Debian's xviddetect, the Corel Linux hardware detection and a program 
for querying the monitor's capabilities via VESA DDC. The Corel software 
is used to probe for the mouse, with USB, serial and PS/2 mice being 
detected usefully. If the monitor does not support DDC, fairly 
conservative defaults are used to reduce the liklihood of the monitor 
being pushed outside specs. xviddetect simply compares PCI ids to a 
lookup table and spits out the X server that should be used. All of this 
information is then passed to anXious which writes an XF86Config and 
then exits.

In the case that the graphics card is not detected, the contents of 
/proc/pci are sent to the sysadmins. The system then attempts to carry 
on, defaulting to using the SVGA X server. However, a file is created in 
/local. On the next boot, if this file exists, the system will ask the 
user if the previous attempt worked. If so, the file is deleted and the 
XF86Config is left as is. If not, configuration is attempted again in 
the hope that the PCI IDs will have been added to the lookup table." /

I am glad i hammered Andrew Youll's head about automatic XF86Config 
configuration.
What you guys will be doing is what Kudzu already does. I learned this 
when i was searching for info about DDC with Youlle. It may not be a bad 
idea to look at Kudzu's specs more carefully before you get your hands 
dirty. This should avoid wasting time with known problems.

/5. Hide soundcard module loading- it's distracting- users think that 
there is some problem.
/
Also agree. When i first installed PC-BSD, i was unsure if i had only my 
soundblaster working or both the pci card and the integrated sound 
syetem although i had it disabled in the bios.

Now i can add some things to this list. I have more but that should be 
probabily adressed after the first official release (it's a long list)

*This is a part of my PC-BSD todo list *

*_
_*

*_PC-BSD Structure_*

*. Make PC-BSD tools Desktop Environment independent *
- enabling users to run which DE they desire by installing DE PBI packages
- making PC-BSD future proof
- making PC-BSD more versatile_*
*_
_**_
*_Development utilities_*

*. PBI Opener*
- PBI maker should be able to open PBI packages after they are already 
made (while containing an encryption feature or similar security feature
* *
* *
*_Documentation_**__*

*. Guide for certified PBI creation*
- Installation layout
- Dependencies
- Menu layout
*. Pre installation requirements*
*. PC-BSD Installation guide*
* . Getting Started*
*. PC-BSD Manual*
*. PC-BSD Handbook*
*. PC-BSD Help_
_*
*__*
*_Installation process_*

*. Auto detection of processor model/type and installation of respective 
kernel for each system’s needs*
- Increases PC-BSD performance and possibly stability
*_

Boot_*
_**_
*. Hardware auto detection and configuration*
- Steps: Hardware change check (checks current hardware against a 
hardware profile)> Configuration of new hardware (if new hardware is 
found)> saving of hardware profile.
- Monitor Auto detection and configuration using DDC and a monitor 
database (as Kudzu)
- Ability to configure multiple monitor and multi mice (for laptops) setups
- Ability to configure several mice types (3 button, 5 button, 7 button, 
roller balls...)
- Asks for PBI drivers which are listed on PC-BSD update service and 
installs them as soon as the pc is connected to the internet
*. Better boot loader for multiple boot environments *
*. Boot screen *
- should cover all text until the OS login screen
- should have a Status bar

*_System_*

*. Linux emulation layer integration within the main install*
*. Rar, zip, Tar, etc by default
. Hide file system by default*
- Same procedure as the Mac OSX
*. Auto detection and auto mount of floppies, USB storage devices, hard 
drives, CD’s, DVD’s, photographic cameras, mp3 players, memory cards, etc.
. Enabling a way for the users to change permissions on storage devices 
through right click, properties menu of such device.*
- Of course, users are asked for root password for this
- The user should be asked whether he wants to use the new permission 
profile only for the current session or write it to his profile, save 
as… and make it permanent behavior
- The permissions manager under a properties menu of a storage device 
should only display that device’s permissions but there must also exist 
an “advanced” button pointing to the system wide permission manager.* 
(described under the PC-BSD default tools near the end of the list) **
*. Manager for customizable settings for each user in:*
- Sound, looks, installed apps, permissions, screen resolution, etc.
- Sub-profiles for each user allowed
*. Burning in user mode*
- The implementation should enable any burning app to use it (i.e. k3b).
- The user should be prompted with the usual root password request the 
first time he attempts to burn or use a burn app and the option to make 
it the default policy.
- Certified PBI packages of burning apps should be made with this 
feature in mind
*. Ability to install groups of PBI packages in one move*
* . Uninstall shortcut on each PBI program folder on K Menu which points 
to the package manager)*
* * *
*
*_Things needing tuning (KDE stuff not working and little bugs)_*

*. KDE’s keyboard layout listed on KDE control centre should be the same 
as the one chosen by the user during the installation
* - Configuration chosen by the user during the installation must be on 
kde control center.*
. Get Noatun working by default*
*. Remove unneeded KDE bits and making all remaining KDE apps fully work*
*. Conqueror and all other PBI packages installed browsers should be 
tuned by default to use the PBI installed java, flash and other plug-ins*
* . Only anti-aliased founts should be used
. Only fonts which can be used with all supported languages (using only 
fonts which support for letters which are custom to some languages) 
supported on the installation CD should be used*
* *

* _PC-BSD default tools_*

*. Development of Graphical interfaces for all essential FreeBSD tools 
and mechanisms*
* . GUI for FreeBSD boot loader management*
* . Internetworking manager*
* . System wide permission manager*
- Gui for permission management
- Stores permission profiles (PC-BSDOriginal,RegularUser,Custom profile, 
etc…)
- User can save custom profiles***
. GUI for ports management* ****
*. Backup utility for files and system configuration files*
- Should create a setup file which could be used to reset a system’s 
settings after a reinstall.
- Certified PBI should be made with this feature in mind
*. Exposé-alike software* **
*. PC-BSD Control panel* **
*. Inserting CD’s, DVD’s pen drives etc, should bring an icon to the 
desktop* _*

*_*********__**__*
*_Needed PBI packages_* *__*
*. PBI plug-in packages*
* *- Java (one which works with firefox)**
- Flash (more recent)
- Shockwave

*. Development **of** driver PBI packages*
- Experimental ATI 3d driver
- Intel gigabit network drivers
- Other widely used drivers
*. Firewall and respective Graphical interface .PBI packages* **
*. Codec pack or individual codec pbi’s* **

( This is not the complete list. )

Cheers!
RF

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