Just my 2 cents but .... since this is Open Source software, what you did is the correct thing. You wanted a feature added, the ability to have commandline arguments on virusaction script. Since this is a feature request, it almost always gets low priority if it gets scheduled for implementation at all. (I am taking a short-cut here declaring this a 'feature request' as I have not read the design documents to see if cmd-line arguments were ever intended for this function). As a feature request you have basically three options:
1. Wait for the development team to implement the feature request with the understanding it may be way off in the future. 2. Implement the feature request yourself, which you have done. 3. Have some third party implement the feature for you. This is still an option. Saying that you are 'disgusted' with the development team because they do not see this feature request as a make/break scenario for the project is in MY opinion not an acceptable option. Having worked for a software development company in the past, I have seen that some feature requests never get implemented and that the number of different people requesting a particular feature does have an influence on the implementation schedule. Jim On Sep 22, 2010, at 10:18 AM, Nathan Gibbs wrote: > * Dennis Peterson wrote: >> On 9/22/10 6:58 AM, Nathan Gibbs wrote: >> >>> Those guys could do this better than me any day of the week. They >>> could code >>> circles around me, but so far they won't. what does that tell you? >> >> They have higher priorities. >> > Obviously, which leaves me with the choice. > > 1. Whine on the ML and hope I get what I need. > Hasn't happened yet, isn't going to. ( the getting what I need part. ) > :-) > > 2. Do brain surgery with a chainsaw, to get what I need. > Because the REAL SURGEONS have higher priorities. > > Here's the complete butchers bill. > Clamav-milter http://www.cmpublishers.com/oss/clamfi.c > Clamd http://www.cmpublishers.com/oss/others.c > Freshclam http://www.cmpublishers.com/oss/execute.c > > So, what did I gain? > 1. A ClamAV installation that doesn't use the shell to handle external events. > Which aCaB pointed out is more secure. > > 2. A common execution environment. > Which I have wanted since bug 1754. > > So, what did I lose? > 1. %v functionality > Which I'll fire up my chainsaw and fix if the real surgeons don't show up. > > In summary, I'm not the person to be doing this job, but somebody needs to. > > -- > Sincerely, > > Nathan Gibbs > > Systems Administrator > Christ Media > http://www.cmpublishers.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net > http://www.clamav.net/support/ml _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
