Andy Tay
2006-Dec-22 02:04 UTC
[Centos-docs] Request permission to edit/create new entries for FreeNX and YUMEX
Hi people I will like to ask for the permission to rewrite the current FreeNX article. The current article is lacking in the information on how to add accounts to the nxserver on centos. I think it will be very difficult for linux newbies to understand how to read that article. I am a newbie too so I can understand the frustration when you can't find an appropriate HowTo article. Addtional to that I wish to write some really basic stuff like installing YUMEX to centos... providing an easier interface for newbie to install new packages. Regards Kaiyang a.k.a FreeNet 20061222 Send instant messages to your online friends http://asia.messenger.yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-docs/attachments/20061221/20cf5f90/attachment-0004.html>
Johnny Hughes
2006-Dec-22 10:44 UTC
[Centos-docs] Request permission to edit/create new entries for FreeNX and YUMEX
On Thu, 2006-12-21 at 18:04 -0800, Andy Tay wrote:> Hi people > > I will like to ask for the permission to rewrite the current FreeNX > article. The current article is lacking in the information on how to > add accounts to the nxserver on centos. I think it will be very > difficult for linux newbies to understand how to read that article. I > am a newbie too so I can understand the frustration when you can't > find an appropriate HowTo article.I am not sure what you mean. What accounts do you want to add for freenx? With that setup, anyone with ssh access can login to the machine on FreeNX.> > Addtional to that I wish to write some really basic stuff like > installing YUMEX to centos... providing an easier interface for newbie > to install new packages. > > Regards > Kaiyang a.k.a FreeNet-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-docs/attachments/20061222/68649ba3/attachment-0004.sig>
Andy Tay
2006-Dec-22 14:53 UTC
[Centos-docs] Request permission to edit/create new entries for FreeNX and YUMEX
Hi johnny First of all with ref: http://wiki.centos.org/FreeNX?highlight=%28freenx%29 There isn't any portion teaching how to add users into the nxserver... although it may be a very small, maybe to some... it's a insignificant additional, I can assure that it will be a very important piece of extra information for linux-newbies. I am one. In the first place, isn't wiki a site that allows continuous updates of article so that it can keep up with the versions or to-date information? Kaiyang ----- Original Message ---- From: Johnny Hughes <mailing-lists at hughesjr.com> To: CentOS-Docs <centos-docs at centos.org> Sent: Friday, 22 December 2006 6:44:12 PM Subject: Re: [Centos-docs] Request permission to edit/create new entries for FreeNX and YUMEX On Thu, 2006-12-21 at 18:04 -0800, Andy Tay wrote:> Hi people > > I will like to ask for the permission to rewrite the current FreeNX > article. The current article is lacking in the information on how to > add accounts to the nxserver on centos. I think it will be very > difficult for linux newbies to understand how to read that article. I > am a newbie too so I can understand the frustration when you can't > find an appropriate HowTo article.I am not sure what you mean. What accounts do you want to add for freenx? With that setup, anyone with ssh access can login to the machine on FreeNX.> > Addtional to that I wish to write some really basic stuff like > installing YUMEX to centos... providing an easier interface for newbie > to install new packages. > > Regards > Kaiyang a.k.a FreeNet_______________________________________________ Centos-docs mailing list Centos-docs at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs Send instant messages to your online friends http://asia.messenger.yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-docs/attachments/20061222/2ecdaf04/attachment-0004.html>
danieldk at pobox.com
2006-Dec-22 20:43 UTC
[Centos-docs] Request permission to edit/create new entries for FreeNX and YUMEX
Hi,> There isn't any portion teaching how to add users into the nxserver... > although it may be a very small, maybe to some... it's a insignificant > additional, I can assure that it will be a very important piece of extra > information for linux-newbies. I am one.FreeNX uses SSH under the hood (as Johnny pointed out), so nothing out of the ordinary is going on besides normal user management. Besides that it is better to come up with a patch for a page if you would like to see a page changed. Few open source projects will just hand out account privileges to strangers without first seeing some material.> In the first place, isn't wiki a site that allows continuous updates of > article so that it can keep up with the versions or to-date information?Yes, but some protections are set up, as documented in the Wiki: http://wiki.centos.org/HowToContribute With kind regards, Daniel de Kok
Andy Tay
2006-Dec-23 00:37 UTC
[Centos-docs] Request permission to edit/create new entries for FreeNX and YUMEX
Hi. Ok get what you mean... If the key thing is about having someone unknown to touch the wiki it will be a risk that the article will be messed up. Then I suggest I'll just do it on a office word document and convert it to html format... Then maybe I'll just send it somewhere for vetting. Before it's posted... Ok just to get it right. The article will be "HowTO setup a FreeNX server". Don't you find something is missing out there on the wiki page? I am not able to contribute anything that is "out of the ordinary", or capable of contributing any of that... What I am suggesting is the add user to nxserver? Please just treat me as a linux hobbyist and not some IT professional or linux server admin that is more capable of writing the "out of the ordinary". Thanks Kaiyang ----- Original Message ---- From: "danieldk at pobox.com" <danieldk at pobox.com> To: Mail list for wiki articles <centos-docs at centos.org> Sent: Saturday, 23 December 2006 4:43:49 AM Subject: Re: [Centos-docs] Request permission to edit/create new entries for FreeNX and YUMEX Hi,> There isn't any portion teaching how to add users into the nxserver... > although it may be a very small, maybe to some... it's a insignificant > additional, I can assure that it will be a very important piece of extra > information for linux-newbies. I am one.FreeNX uses SSH under the hood (as Johnny pointed out), so nothing out of the ordinary is going on besides normal user management. Besides that it is better to come up with a patch for a page if you would like to see a page changed. Few open source projects will just hand out account privileges to strangers without first seeing some material.> In the first place, isn't wiki a site that allows continuous updates of > article so that it can keep up with the versions or to-date information?Yes, but some protections are set up, as documented in the Wiki: http://wiki.centos.org/HowToContribute With kind regards, Daniel de Kok _______________________________________________ Centos-docs mailing list Centos-docs at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs Send instant messages to your online friends http://asia.messenger.yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-docs/attachments/20061222/f9c36d75/attachment-0004.html>