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 CONTACT
  20
  21 If you wish to contact me, niebieskitrociny@gmail.com is sufficient.
  22
  23 PURPOSE
  24
  25 I am tired of writing one off scripts to do core management duties,
  26 and want everything to be directly under my control. Projected duties:
  27
  28 - Daemon management
  29 - Terminal management
  30 - Power management
  31 - Window management
  32 - Network management
  33
  34 DAEMON MANAGEMENT
  35
  36 I want something to monitor the daemons I want on my machines that
  37 isn't total horse shit.
  38
  39 - Emacs
  40 - Spoon (dwm status bar)
  41 - Mail (mu, fetchmail)
  42 - Music (rn just cmus, should move to mpvd?)
  43 - xst (not implemented, but a server for this will be implemented and
  44   needs managed.
  45 - Guix? Nix?
  46
  47 TERMINAL MANAGEMENT
  48
  49 Since xst wants to implement a terminal server, I figure it should be
  50 managed by something like this. It might be fun to try and implement
  51 it in Guile, and if this is already setup to work with Guile
  52 extensions it seems a natural place.
  53
  54 POWER MANAGEMENT
  55
  56 Right now I am using powertop and one off scripts that run on boot to
  57 make sure my power settings are correct. I would rather have something
  58 that automatically does:
  59
  60 - Custom profiles for A/C, Battery, Sleeping, etc.
  61 - Automatic scripting on events
  62
  63 WINDOW MANAGEMENT
  64
  65 I use suckless.org's dwm, which is very small, fast, and easy to
  66 use. But, I want to have somethings better integrated.
  67
  68 - Event driven updates of the status bar
  69  + volume
  70  + network
  71  + time
  72  + music
  73 - preset layouts/programs on different tabs, layouts.
  74 - arbitrary scripts, guile will do
  75
  76 NETWORK MANAGEMENT
  77
  78 I use a laptop without wireless, so I USB tether my phone to fill that
  79 gap. I want to automatically start tethering on my phone and run the
  80 corresponding commands on my machine when i plug it in.
  81
  82 - Android app?
  83 - Detect plugin/plugout events
  84 - Notify the status bar for status