[Perlunixsysadm-announce] Alpha Release Available

[Howard O. <hb...@eg...>]

I have released the first alpha of Perl - Unix::Sysadmin. It's availabe for
download at http://download.sourceforge.net/perlunixsysadm/Unix-Sysadmin-0.01-alpha.tar.gz
Unpack the tar archive and read the INSTALL document to get started.

This release works well at my place of employment. It makes certain assumptions based
on that environment. For example, the AMD code assumes old-style amd.map files and doesn't
work with the am-utils amd.conf setup. (The latest am-utils code will work just fine with
an amd.map file.) There are probably other implicit assumptions that I'm not aware of, so
please keep an eye out for that sort of thing.

The code fails the regression tests in test.pl, but works otherwise. I'll get around to looking
at the cause next week sometime. (I'm taking some time off.)

The setup program will throw the "no warranty" provision of your chosen license at you
and make you agree to it. The INSTALL file contains dire warnings about trying to run
the sample code without getting to know the source. I don't want to discourage people from
trying this stuff, but I'd like to be sure as possible that the code is not treated as
shrinkwrap. This is called an alpha release for a reason.

I'm holding off on uploading this code to CPAN until at least beta stage for the same reason.

Having said all that, I hope some of you find this code useful. I even hope a few folks
might be inspired to help out with the development. Either way, I hope you enjoy this
stuff.

-- 
Howard Owen  -  hb...@eg...  -  +1-831-477-1123
"Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."