John Re: ? Could it be integrated into GNU/Linux distros and can a GUI be created for it If you would like to take it on, swell. A major task would be to rewrite the BASH calls with PERL replacements, as preferred by the Debians and other Distros. Basically, I've learned BASH scripting in the course of maintaining scanModem, and it is easy for me to do fixes thereunder. Not having done a GUI, I can't guess how much work that would be. A prime guiding principle in the current scanModem output to ModemData.txt is that all diagnostics info that might be necessary to immediately return guidance should be resident, so that other files don't have to be opened or other URLs gone to. Many of fielding advice are not on out Home PCs some of the time, and wouldn't have auxilliary files available. The ongoing modem hardware evolution is so fast, that it is probably wise to maintain the greater flexibility of text display. Also some rare Users are not working under a GUI, and can only use a command line script. MarvS scanModem maintianer On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 12:50 PM, John Zoidberg <zohn.joidberg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Well, thanks for the feedback. :) > May I quote you (or link to the public mailing-list ^^)? > > > On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 6:20 PM, Jacques Goldberg > <Jacques.Goldberg@xxxxxxx> wrote: >> John, see below in text. >> >> John Zoidberg wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I just noticed 2 interesting ideas on ubuntu brainstorm: >>> http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/11513 >> >> This idea is stupid because it ignores the fact that scanModem is updated >> weekly on the average and often more with new modems and new solutions. >> Some distribution, forgot which, once contained scanModem: a nice gift to >> us support team, plenty of useless (obsolete) output to read. >> What distros might contain is, perhaps, a link. But as you know (egg and >> chicken) a working connection is needed to access links, repositories, >> distributions, you name it. >> So even that idea is of value only for probably not completely newbies who >> have access to a LAN or DSL to fetch such material. >>> >>> http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/11583/ >> >> This idea is stupid because the way is NOT SIMPLE. Reading scanModem output >> is much faster than any "GUI" multiconditional search tree. >> As many but not all people know, the slowest and most clever computer >> peripheral device is human. >> It is not because Bill Gates assumes that all users are stupid and makes >> much money exploiting this, making them more stupid daily, that the Linux >> community HAS TO clone his views on human beings. >> >> I have a better idea to offer. >> Near the bottom of Web page http://linmodems.technion.ac.il there is a site >> usage report, very much detailed, number of calls, files, etc.... >> Please compare its activity with the daily number of persons applying for >> help to discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> Jacques >> >>> >>> It seems the license might be a problem. >>> >>> So what is the license of the scanModem tool? >>> Could it be integrated into GNU/Linux distros and can a GUI be created for >>> it? >>> >>> John >>> >>> -- >>> Unlock your computing: http://www.getgnulinux.org/ >> > > > > -- > Unlock your computing: http://www.getgnulinux.org/ >
