Alpine Linux:Todo

Short Term

This is a list of things need to be done in close future:

for 1.7.11

• busybox tac
• ipsec-tools patches?
• look at gentoo status of asterisk 1.4.x
• test new mdev scripts/config (check devices are created where they should)
  • dvb
  • zaptel
  • sound (alsa/oss)
  • more?
• sync portage and upgrade packages

Busybox

• diff: support for -n option (needed by rcs) NOTE: might not be needed! use rcs from openbsd instead.
• ssmtp applet (needed by send-pr/sendbug)
• mktemp: -p and -t option (needed by vserver)
• grep: support for -x option (needed by vserver)
• /bin/sh: support for -l option (needed by vserver) (fixed)
• add support for start-stop-daemon -R/--retry (needed by postgresql)

for 1.8

• test vserver and decide if we will continue support it (done)
• vserver install docs (partly done)
• rename vmlinuz to bzImage and rename modules.cmg to modloop.cmg (done)
• create a dir struc for kernel and related files: (done)

kernels/generic/bzImage
kernels/generic/modloop.cmg
kernels/generic/initramfs/
kernels/generic/bootimages/
kernels/vs/bzImage
kernels/vs/modloop.cmg
kernels/vs/initramfs/
kernels/vs/bootimages/
...

• Create a mini kernel with just host bridge drivers (pci), net drivers and disk stuff. (done)
• Create a minimal iso image for install to disk from network.
• Create a package with keyboard layout files.
• setup-kbd script that selects keyboard and copies it to /etc/somewhere (so it gets committed to floppy)
• move packages/aports directory to aports/. There will never be more then apks for now. Create the filelist dynamically.
• run mdev in initramfs image and remove ash if possible (suspended)
• port openbsd's sendbug (done)
• port openbsd's rcs (suspended until uclibc issues are resolved)

Website/hosting

• Fix webinterface to GNAT's bugtracker.
• Create a HOWTO section where people can post articles on how they set up specific configurations.
• Change the stylesheets to give the website a more unique touch. (low priority) (done)
• new wiki site using haserl (done) moved to wiki.a.o

Build Environment

• Scripts to automatic download latest buildroot, packages and build scripts and build an iso. Run this script every night and send the status of the process somwhere.

apk-tools

• integrate/fix gzsign and sign packages
• release apk-tools-1.0
• apk-tools-2.0 (C version)

Long Term

Items needed to be done in longer term:

• port openbsd spamd and integrate with ipsets/shorewall

Installer

• Some kind of modularized installer that permits users to create their own installers. Something that read "pre-seeds" or configure Alpine boxes from pre-generated textfiles. The software generating those setup config textfiles (pre-seeds) could be windows executables (wizards) that spits out a textfile to a floppy or a floppy image.

Web configuration

• Create a framework, using AJAX and the MVC (model-view-contoller) strategy. Something that could be re-used by other projects like LEAF.
• create webconf modules

Harddisk support

Those items are low priority, but would be nice to have.

• Support for full harddisk installation (run everything from harddisk)
• DONE: Support for hybrid harddisk installations (run OS from USB drive/cdrom and mount /var on disk(s))
• DONE: Support for raid (hardware and software)

Documentation

• Ship some documentation on the CD
• A list of commands that are unique for Alpine (like lbu_add, lbu_commit, etc... - this is what a "newbie" linux user asked for)