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@@ -1,47 +1,66 @@ - -*-text-*- +Copyright (C) 2003 Dale Mellor +See the end for copying conditions. + + Maybe in the near future... - * Logging. + * Logging. - * Check POSIX compliance. + * Check POSIX compliance (should be okay if Vixie cron was okay). + * Work out how to give each user his own closure (or environment or module) + for his configuration files so that he can't mess the core or other + users' files up. Then allow scheme code in the system crontabs. + * Move the code into modules so that it can be incorporated directly into + other programs. + -There are no plans to actually do the following any time soon... - * Develop at, batch modes of operation. +There are no plans to actually do the following any time soon... - * Make compatibilities with other crons (BSD, SYSV, Solaris, Dillon's, ...) + * Develop at and batch modes of operation. - * Port to BSD, other operating systems. + * Make compatibilities with other crons (BSD, SYSV, Solaris, Dillon's, ...) - * Full security audit for Vixie mode. + * Port to BSD, other operating systems. - * Move internal functions into a namespace, or provide alternative - environments, such that configuration files cannot interfere with mcron - itself. + * Full security audit for Vixie mode. Quite likely to happen if version 2.0 ever materializes... - * Split program into Vixie and mcron separates (should streamline mcron - code by a factor of three; removes need for security audit). + * Split program into Vixie and mcron separates (should streamline mcron code + by a factor of three; removes need for security audit). - * UNIX or TCP socket will allow interrogation and control of a running + * UNIX or TCP socket will allow interrogation and control of a running daemon (should be more reliable, efficient and useful than using the - SIGHUP-/var/cron/update method). (I did already try this but, as with - processes, Guile's use of threads falls over.) + SIGHUP-/var/cron/update method). May happen if version 2.0 ever materializes... - * Add anacron functionality (run missed jobs if the daemon is stopped, for + * Add anacron functionality (run missed jobs if the daemon is stopped, for example if a personal computer does not run 24 hours a day). - * TCP socket to allow control via HTTP (web browser interface). Or maybe + * TCP socket to allow control via HTTP (web browser interface). Or maybe just CGI personality. - * GTK+/Bononbo interface. + * GTK+/Bononbo/Gnome2 interface. + + + +________________________________________________________________________________ +Copyright (C) 2003 Dale Mellor + + Permission is granted to anyone to make or distribute verbatim copies of this + document as received, in any medium, provided that the copyright notice and + this permission notice are preserved, thus giving the recipient permission to + redistribute in turn. + + Permission is granted to distribute modified versions of this document, or of + portions of it, under the above conditions, provided also that they carry + prominent notices stating who last changed them. |