README

   1 ABSTRACT
   2
   3 This project is a c/guile project built to manage Tom Balzer's POSIX
   4 compliant systems. The daemon is written in C99, with extensions being
   5 written in Guile.
   6
   7 DISCLAIMER
   8
   9 This is not supposed to be something new or novel - this is supposed
  10 to give me complete control over the programs I run and the
  11 configuration of my machines. I don't CARE that one or more tools can
  12 provide all of the features I want. I WANT to do shit the way I want
  13 to do them.
  14
  15 Also, I don't CARE if anything in this repository offends, including
  16 language and jokes. If you complain, don't expect sympathy or action
  17 on my part.
  18
  19 PURPOSE
  20
  21 I am tired of writing one off scripts to do core management duties,
  22 and want everything to be directly under my control. Projected duties:
  23
  24 - Daemon management
  25 - Terminal management
  26 - Power management
  27 - Window management
  28 - Network management
  29
  30 DAEMON MANAGEMENT
  31
  32 I want something to monitor the daemons I want on my machines that
  33 isn't total horse shit.
  34
  35 - Emacs
  36 - Spoon (dwm status bar)
  37 - Mail (mu, fetchmail)
  38 - Music (rn just cmus, should move to mpvd?)
  39 - xst (not implemented, but a server for this will be implemented and
  40   needs managed.
  41 - Guix? Nix?
  42
  43 TERMINAL MANAGEMENT
  44
  45 Since xst wants to implement a terminal server, I figure it should be
  46 managed by something like this. It might be fun to try and implement
  47 it in Guile, and if this is already setup to work with Guile
  48 extensions it seems a natural place.
  49
  50 POWER MANAGEMENT
  51
  52 Right now I am using powertop and one off scripts that run on boot to
  53 make sure my power settings are correct. I would rather have something
  54 that automatically does:
  55
  56 - Custom profiles for A/C, Battery, Sleeping, etc.
  57 - Automatic scripting on events
  58
  59 WINDOW MANAGEMENT
  60
  61 I use suckless.org's dwm, which is very small, fast, and easy to
  62 use. But, I want to have somethings better integrated.
  63
  64 - Event driven updates of the status bar
  65  + volume
  66  + network
  67  + time
  68  + music
  69 - preset layouts/programs on different tabs, layouts.
  70 - arbitrary scripts, guile will do
  71
  72 NETWORK MANAGEMENT
  73
  74 I use a laptop without wireless, so I USB tether my phone to fill that
  75 gap. I want to automatically start tethering on my phone and run the
  76 corresponding commands on my machine when i plug it in.
  77
  78 - Android app?
  79 - Detect plugin/plugout events
  80 - Notify the status bar for status