Le 14.09.2013 10:25, Jarrod O'Flaherty a écrit :
Yes! That's it, essentially. You have put it very well here. I wish I had described it in that way. I am, in a nutshell, looking to make the process of applying what we find on Wikis and message boards -- all of which is fantastically helpful -- to our systems just that much easier.
So, what you are planning to do is a meta search-engine, which would be able to build template from current internet's content, and then generate the final solution for the user.
Two lines of text. Probably dozens of month-man work. Not simply "a couple of hours a month". Do not think that programming is easy.
Well, I am not against that idea, but I will not contribute, I do not think you will be able to even reach the beta state.
Anyway, let me give you some hints, for both your technical and communication points. _ stop using as much '!'. No need to mimic advertisements like "lose 30Kg in 2 weeks! Without private yourself to eat good stuff!". I always wondered how those ads could work by taking people as fools like that... and your posts really shares such kind of points: too many enthusiasm, only showing points on a subjective and very positive point, etc. Plus, being too enthusiastic is a characteristic of people which does not have a lot of programming experience. I might be wrong, but, what if I assert you know programming since less than 3 years? _ stop using html when you are writing to a mailing list. I do not know for other clients, but mine support it, and it makes your text appear way too big. I can zoom to adjust it, but decent sized text then are too small, and it's boring. _ make a real description of your project. Show that you thought about it at least a little and it's not just an idea. People will not be convinced by just an idea. Even better, try to have a scale model to show. This will prove to people that you are actually serious and have real skills. Remember that projects always have drawbacks, and do not hesitate to say what they are. Be honest, in fact. _ take a look at debtags. It might help you to have ideas about how to do what I think you want to do, because installing softwares is the really first step of system administration. I do not know for synaptic, but aptitude did not really evolved to manage debtags and multi-arch correctly (in other problems it have, but it still is a good tool). _ being too enthusiastic for a project without clear objectives usually ends by over-engineering, which in turn makes the project hard to maintain, and dying before even reaching the beta stage.
Now, do not feel insulted by things I said, I had the same problem before, was very, very enthusiast for my projects, at least for the 1st month of real work. Then, all of them died, it took more or less time, but they all did without reaching the beta stage. I think it's the normal way for people who likes programming.
But liking programs is not enough to manage a project. First, show your skill with simple projects, that you can finish yourself, and then, slowly, move on bigger and bigger projects, when you'll have more experience.
Anyway, I sincerely wish you good luck.