Pages tagged zedshaw:

Why I (A/L)GPL
http://zedshaw.com/blog/2009-07-13.html

. I want people to appreciate the work I’ve done and the value of what I’ve made. Not pass on by waving “sucker” as they drive their fancy cars
via robrohan via http://developers.slashdot.org/story/09/07/14/1414259/6-Reasons-To-License-Software-Under-the-ALGPL
However, I’d like to explain why I use the GPL after decades of writing open source software and after a couple of “successful” projects. These are my reasons for using it, and only apply to me and what I want to do with my software from now on. You are free to your own opinions and choices, and I hope you’ll respect mine.
"I love open source, but companies? Companies are going to have to pay from now on. That’s how economics works. If it’s good enough for you to use, why then it’s good enough for you to pay for it."
Curing Python's Neglect
http://zedshaw.com/blog/2009-05-29.html
I don't know python so I can't say whether these gripes are legitimate, but it's useful to remind yourself to look for such inconsistencies in how you do things, or in the tools you use every day
ZSFA -- Son Of Sam Email Server
http://www.zedshaw.com/projects/sos/
At its core SoS is just a Python based SMTP server that can receive emails, process them using handlers based on routing regex, and then relay results out again using templates. All of this is done without using alias files, m4 macros, pipes, weird protocols, or duplicate processing of the emails. SoS just works like a flexible scripting language SMTP should operate.
Zed's nice and simple little Python-based SMTP server that dispatches to handlers much like a modern web framework, and uses Mako templates. Can relay to postfix and the like for big volume.
programmable python mail server
A Python based SMTP server that can receive emails, process them using handlers based on routing regex, and then relay results out again using templates.
This looks very exciting! I love email based services b/c it is such a great interface for users, so this seems like it could prove to reinvigorate email as a platform, which seems like the future.