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Development toolsJavaA new page for Java/Linux press releases has been set up on blackdown.org. It's intended to be a useful place to watch for corporate moves around Java on the Linux platform.PythonThe eighth International Python Conference will be held in Washington, DC, in January 2000 (the exact dates are still being worked on). They have a call for papers out now, with a deadline of September 30.Das Python Tutorium - a German translation of Guido's Python Tutorial 1.5.2 - has been made available in a "public review release." See the announcement for details. Version 1.0 of the Python Imaging Library has been announced. A new type of snake. A request for comments has been posted regarding "Viper" - a proposed new implementation of the Python language. Viper plans to retain as much Python compatibility as possible while extending the language somewhat and making a number of performance enhancements. Tcl/tkNew Tcl/Tk releases: Scriptics has announced Tcl/Tk 8.2b2 and TclPro 1.3b4. These are both beta releases, but claimed to be highly stable. There is a bug-finding contest ongoing for TclPro; here's your chance to win a T-shirt or a TclPro user license.And here is this week's Tcl-URL! Section Editor: Liz Coolbaugh |
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Development projectsGnomeThe Gnome Summary for August 1st through August 8th is out. It contains pointers to the current discussion on a Gnome window manager, a plea for people to check the rules before committing to CVS, a mention of the Gnome booth at LinuxWorld and more.MidgardThe Midgard Weekly Summary for August 11th has been published. Midgard is a freely-available Web application development and publishing platform based on the popular PHP scripting language. Midgard release 1.2 beta 2 was announced on 6th of August and they are looking for artists for both their web and print artists due to the loss of their graphics designer Janne Puonti.Real-time LinuxA new beta real-time Linux patch is out, see the announcement for the download location. Victor Yodaiken has also put out a design document describing what is being done with the RTLinux V2 API and why.ZopeHere is this week's Zope news, thanks to Amos Latteier.Section Editor: Liz Coolbaugh | |
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