Liberty Systems & Software

Mail archive is a utility based on perl's Email::MIME libraries which i've been working on for a client which does email attachment filing and deduplication.  It is released under the GNU General Public License version 3 or later (GPLv3+).  More information will be available here as the project develops.

The Register has a review of the Ubuntu 11.04 beta release which suggests there are some rocky times for existing Ubuntu users ahead.  The part the article that stuck out to me reads:

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I recently started using Observium (a great network monitoring package which you should use), and found that i had some useful patches to contribute fairly soon afterwards.  I submitted a patch to enable bulk selection of checkboxes in JavaScript and it was initially rejected, in part because i included my own copyright header on a new file.

I use IRC a lot for asking questions (and hopefully answering some as well) about Free Software projects, particularly Ubuntu-AU.  Most of the time i use IRC from my laptop, which means that every time i shut the lid or disconnect from the wired network and reconnect via wireless, my IRC connection drops out.  This results in disconnect/reconnect messages which inconvenience my fellow users, and sometimes even causes multiple accounts to be logged in.  I've also had a few instances of flaky Internet access causing multiple disconnects/reconnects in qu...

To install on CentOS 5.5, follow these steps:

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I have to deal with a lot of different software in my various roles.  Lots of it is good, but there's always the odd software package that makes me want to run ahead of it with a loud, clanging bell, shouting "Unclean! Unclean!"  Here are a few such packages which i've encountered lately:...

IT Toolbox has a great little summary of the experiences of Mike Kavis, a guy who's been living Microsoft free in an all Microsoft shop - at work!...

Linux Journal has an interesting article about how to set up Linux for your grannie. There are some great ideas to consider there.

CNet has a great article highlighting Free Software alternatives to various popular proprietary products. Good reading, balanced coverage of strengths and weaknesses.