kfstab 0.3.10
(C)opyright by Dirk Holtwick, Andreas Reuter 1998, 1999
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This is a very small tool that lacks of many things for the moment, e.g. a
complete documentation. The only small documentation available is currently 
based on the simple online help.
The scope of it is to facilitate the modification of the FSTAB. In our opinion 
a tool like this was missing since now and because everyone is speaking about
an easy to use Linux Dirk decided to do his part for this goal. I, Andreas,
have come to the same conclusion and joined the boat.
As Dirk has not enough time Andreas is now maintaining kfstab.
We hope it will be usefull...


HELP NEEDED
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We both, Dirk and Andreas, are novices on Linuxprogramming using KDE and QT.
So the application needs some professional additions like a configuration
widget, nice icons, good documentation, debugging, multiplattform configuration
using autoconf and automake.
We would appreciate some help.


TO DO
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The idea is to add some usefull things that make the handling of the FSTAB
much more easier:

  - Substitute the system() calls with KProcess, which makes difficulties
    when result is long than 1kB ;-(
  - Informative help texts (maybe extracts from the man pages).
  - Directory creation if mountpoint choosen does not yet exist.
  - Manually mount single devices (currently calling kdf).
  - More information in the list like space usage, mount status (currently using kdf).
  - Translation in other languages and modification of the English texts.
    A template is now available (kfstab/po/kfstab.pot).
    Documentation is based on 0.3.9
  - More documentation (API is now documented).
  - Make a possibility to disable entries ( begun, but not yet finished ).
  - etc.

So there are still lots of things to implement, We are waiting for your help.


FURTHER IDEAS FOR OTHER TOOLS
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A tool for an easier compilation of the Kernel would be another big step to an
easier to use Linux OS. Not every novice user knows where to find the kernel
sources and how to modify them. A tool kind of Setup Tool with guided tours
would be nice. Not everyone needs the sophisticated options.


AUTHORS
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  Andreas Reuter <Andreas.Reuter@munich.netsurf.de>
  Dirk Holtwick <holtwick@uni-duisburg.de>

MAINTAINER
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  Andreas Reuter <Andreas.Reuter@munich.netsurf.de>

HOMEPAGE
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  http://homepages.munich.netsurf.de/Andreas.Reuter/kfstab/

