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- Release 0.1, 30.12.1994 by Thomas Engel (tomi@shinto.nbg.sub.org)
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- The UNIX-Haters Tool
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- Submitted to:
- ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Tools/frontends
- ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/util/
-
- Might migrate to other places..sorry.
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- ATTENTION..you need gnutar and gzip to unpack this package.
-
-
- With this tool you might be able to keep your hands from the Terminal
- application for another bunch of ever returning tasks. It was inspired by
- Simson Garfinkels new book called the UNIX-HATERS Handbook (IDG Book), the
- great MiscShell object from Steve Hayman and the TabMatrix palette from Bill
- Edney, Mark R. Onyschuk and Sean Hill.
-
- The functionality is kind of limited but still I find it very useful every day.
- It was designed to ease my work. So it might need some customization fit your
- needs.
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- What it does
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- Once you have started this application you should go straight to Paradise. In
- that window you can use the Tabmatrix to select the tool you need.
- Currently there is no easy way to extend the application. Still it is very
- simple to open the NIB inside InterfaceBuilder and add some more shell-tools.
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- More on customization can be found below.
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- The Package
-
- Version 0.1 comes in a package that includes:
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- -UNIX-HatersTool.app. A FAT binary for NeXT and Intel hardware
- -Online Help...minimal
- -Full Sourcecode
- -A beta version of the MiscSwapKit palette. You need it to be able to
- open the main NIB. Don't use it otherwise, unless you don't care if
- the final version is incompatible !
- -This Documentation and a ASCII version (README) of this Introduction
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- On where to find the latest releases please see the 'About this Project'
- section.
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- Features
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- Currently there are only very simple things this application will do for you.
- After all it was just created by drag&drop inside InterfaceBuilder. And that
- within a very short period of time (3 days).
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- The single tools will give you easy access to some features of:
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- ps, kill, df, uucico, uustat, pppup, pppdown, newsrun, sendbatches
- ...plus showing some log files
-
- The uucico and ppp section will need some changes to meet your private needs
- (like the name of the site to poll etc. pp).
- I know that there might be a nicer ways to customize that whole application but
- it was mainly written for private use. Sorry about that.
- Ask your local guru if you can't put it the way you need it...or drop me a mail.
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- Some features require that you are either root or the application is setuid to
- root. Always keep in mind that this is just a frontend to UNIX. It won't make
- UNIX any nicer.
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- Future plans
-
- Here are the most wanted improvements form my ToDo-list. More can be found in
- the online help.
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- - Loading the tools from bundles. Well quite easy but it needs some
- time until the MiscFile stuff is solid.
- - More tools...like truncating all those system logs.
- - Make it smaller. I don't really know why the application is so big.
- All I do is link some libraries into a no-brainer application. I
- guess there is a lot of useless code in there. Future versions
- should either have bundles or be smaller.
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- About this Project
-
- I will try to keep improvements rolling in, but don't expect new versions to
- come out every month. There are other projects I want to spend more time with
- then this one.
-
- The latest version of this server will be available at the ftp.informatik.
- uni-muenchen.de or ftp.cs.orst.edu anonymous ftp servers. Soon there will be a
- WWW
- page were you can find out more about the status of this...and all the other
- projects im working on.
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- Compiling
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- This version includes all the source code necessary to recompile the program
- from scratch. It does not come with all the libraries! You will need to get the
- MiscKit project (Version 1.2.8 or higher) and the TabMatrixPalette from the
- archives.
-
- For more details on the MiscKit collection see the common NeXT ftp servers or
- get the Objective-C or NeXT FAQs. If you would like to submit something to this
- collection you should contact: Don Yacktman <don@darth.byu.edu>
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- Don't use the MiscSwapKit.palette provided with this application. It is a beta
- hack an might change until in makes it into the final version. Don't blame me
- if it might be incompatible.
-
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- In Case of Trouble
-
- If you have any questions you can contact me.
-
- Thomas Engel
- Netpunstr. 9
- D-90522 Oberasbach
- Germany
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- E-mail:tsengel@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de
- tomi@shinto.nbg.sub.org
-
-
- Warrenty and copyright
-
- Copyleft
-
- Source code that is not part of the MiscKit project - and therefore underlies
- the MiscKit distribution and copyright rules - is distributed under the
- GNUpublic license.
-
- You are free to extend and modify this application. But don't redistribute a
- modified version under the same name unless I gave you the permission.
- I don't want to have different, confusingly incompatible versions running
- around the world.
-
- Anyway..it is highly recommended that you customize the application according
- to your needs.
-
-
- No Warrenty
-
- This software is provided 'as is' and the programmer is not responsible for any
- harm this program may cause.
- You - the user - are responsible for everything that may happen to your
- business, hardware, software, car, CD collection or what ever may be worth your
- attention or money.
- The use of this product is at your own risk and your private fun.
-
- There should be no serious bugs inside but remember that a carbon-based unit
- did the coding.
-
-
- TravelWare
-
- Like all my projects this app is free and should be considered as travel-ware.
-
- -Let it travel to as many people you know.
-
- -Send me a postcard or E-mail if you use it. I will try to keep you
- informed about new releases.
-
- -If you have a free bed or some free space on your floor< give me a
- hint. I might come and visit you on my trip to the US (locations on
- Hawaii, near Seattle or WhistlerMnt. preferred)
-
-
- Enjoy it.
-
- Tomi
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- _________________________________________________________
- (tomi@shinto.nbg.sub.org) Thomas Engel
- Neptunstr. 9
- NeXTMail welcome D - 90522 Oberasbach
- Germany