WARNING:  You probably shouldn't use this.  It was written back in
the Ubuntu 11.04 days and is most likely broken for anything more
recent.  It also uses ancient Gtk2.


SelfControl for Linux

This is a Ubuntu, Debian, Linux port of the popular Mac OS X application
SelfControl.  The idea is simple, You wish to get some work done and you
need to avoid certain internet distractions like web sites, email, etc.

Install this application, start it up (it lives under the
"Applications->Internet->Self Control" menu.  You add a few problem
sites to your list, say metafilter.com, reddit.com, and example.com.
Then you set how long you wish to block these sites, say 50 minutes.
Then you click the 'Start' button.  Once you type your password those
sites will be blocked for the duration you set.

This is not perfect, it blocks the IP address with a firewall and
adds an entry to your 'hosts' file.  This usually works, but some
sites have so many names/IP addresses that you will have to use trial
and error to find out what names you need to block.

A possibly better description may be found on the SelfControl for Linux
Homepage (http://svn.jklmnop.net/projects/SelfControl.html).

This is developed on Ubuntu Lucid Lynx, should probably work on
Debian, would take some hacking about for CentOS/RedHat/Other.
It uses generic Linux tools: Perl, Gtk2, YAML, iptables, at, ed, sudo.


INSTALLATION

TODO: better install instructions.
TODO: better usage instructions.

The best/easiest/working way to install is via a package manager.
Download the latest package from:

http://github.com/zengargoyle/selfcontrol/downloads
alternate site: http://svn.jklmnop.net/projects/SelfControl

To install, open a Terminal and do:

$ sudo dpkg --install selfcontrol_VERSION_.deb

(For installation the Perl module way see: INSTALL)

You can look for documentation at:

    The SelfControl for Linux Homepage
        http://svn.jklmnop.net/projects/SelfControl.html


LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2010 zengargoyle

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of either: the GNU General Public License as published
by the Free Software Foundation; or the Artistic License.

See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/ for more information.

On Debian/Ubuntu systems, these licenses can usually be found in:

    /usr/share/common-licenses/Artistic
    /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL