Fedora Bounties (seeking ideas)

Hans de Goede j.w.r.degoede at hhs.nl
Thu Apr 20 16:44:29 UTC 2006


Rudolf Kastl wrote:
> 2006/4/20, Hans de Goede <j.w.r.degoede at hhs.nl>:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> What I would like to see is a tool which automaticly generates
>> /etc/sensors.conf based on motherboard information from dmidecode.
>>
>> The idea is to identify a motherboard with dmidecode output and then
>> look it up in a database to find the correct config.
>>
>> So besides the tool doing the autoconfig, we also need a tool
>> (webbased?) to build such a databse. This system would be best not be
>> Fedora specific, I know upstream wants a web based database with known
>> to work sensors.conf for different motherboards. Now if this webbbased
>> system could generate a database file for use by a autoconfig tool that
>> would be great.
>>
>> I've been thinking about a system like this for a while now but
>> unfortunatly I don't have the time to implement. I'm however willing and
>> able to coach someone doing the work during the summer.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Hans
> 
> Do you have something like a "design document"? atleast as raw as
> specifying what each component has to do?
> 

In my head, yes on paper, no. But if there is serious interest in this 
I'm more then willing to produce such a document.

> from what i understand you want a db with a webfrontend accessible to
> users to add their info? wouldnt the info have to be verified somehow?
> 

Preferably yes, maybe with a voting system or something, anyone know how
linuxprinting does this?

Regards,

Hans




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