What is DITrack?
DITrack is a free, open source, lightweight, distributed issue (bug, defect, ticket) tracking system using a [Subversion](https://subversion.tigris.org/) repository instead of a backend database. It is written in Python and runs in UNIX environment (*BSD, Linux, MacOS X).
The project is inspired by the idea of [Subissue](https://subissue.tigris.org/) issue tracking system.
However, while Subissue aims in merely replacing the traditional database storage with Subversion repository, DITrack is a major rethought of the issue tracking system paradigm. The main difference is that instead of sticking to the centralized model (one database, one web interface, one mail integration machinery), DITrack treats underlying Subversion storage as a versioned distributed file system which enables benefits of truly distributed operation mode.
The package screen is something that has been around for a long time.
With screen, you can have many session running on on tty, and you can switch to another session with out touching a mouse. With the proper configuration, you can get notified if there is some change (like if you have a IM client up) or if there is no output (say, if you are watching a compile session).
You are in the zone working, and then you notice the time, and you have to log out and go home. Is this a problem? No, with a simple d, you can disconnect the screen session, log out, go home, log back into that machine, and resume your session just where you left off.
One of the other really feature is cut and paste between sessions. The is very handy when adapting code (or articles) into a new file.
So, in an effort to get to the office earlier, I decided to try to figure out how to do disconnected IMAP. Well, the route I took was to use a tool called mailsync (was at mailsync.sourceforge.net) which is a cool tool to allow you to sync IAMP mailboxes.
So, my tack is to sync it down to my laptop, and read the email on the bus. I sync email down in the morning, and then in the evening, sync again. So far, so good.