Author: C.J. Collier

  • some links to my language-related blog posts

    http://cjcollier.livejournal.com/2716.html http://cjcollier.livejournal.com/7191.html http://cjcollier.livejournal.com/8730.html http://cjcollier.livejournal.com/113549.html

  • dlr-languages package passes another hurdle

    It looks like the upload of the Iron* languages to Debian is imminent. We’ve gotten the debian/watch file downloading a tarball of the git tag we’ve chosen for this release. This was the last bit meebey needed in order to present it to the maintainer of ironpython in lenny. He has agreed to let the…

  • MS-PL is acceptable for Fedora as a GPL-incompatible license

    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legal-list/2009-August/msg00017.html In addition, IronRuby/IronPython/DLR may make it in to FC 13, thanks to Brett.

  • Randal Schwartz interviews Michael Foord about IronPython

    The FLOSS Weekly folks (including my homie, Randal) just published this week’s interview. It is with Michael Foord, who I just met a couple weeks ago. He published a book about IronPython. He mentions Mono, the DLR and IronRuby, too ;)

  • Looking to get Iron* and the DLR into RedHat

    I sent an email to the Fedora Legal list asking whether they will accept software released under the MS-PL license. My friend and former colleague, Brett Lentz mentioned that he was concerned that the Fedora folks might not accept software released under the MS-PL. So I asked. I also bcc’d a certain troll on said…

  • dlr-languages packaging

    An update on recent changes to the IronRuby packaging. We’ve changed the name of the source package because We’re packaging IronPython as well as IronRuby (thanks doko!) I’ve added the wrapper scripts (irake, igem, etc.). Maybe this is showing that I’m not a heavy user… After building meebey’s packages and installing them: $ cat /etc/debian_version…

  • Twitter Updates for 2009-08-06

    car just drove by with horn making "I was just stolen! help me!" sounds. # Powered by Twitter Tools

  • Twitter Updates for 2009-08-05

    @sandyarmstrong: O RLY? in reply to sandyarmstrong # @diakopter: it's been over a year since the Lang.NET I attended, but I've finally gotten back to the DLR language packaging thing ;) # @jdub: what, the default configuration of the clock applet? 'cuz I run my clock applet sans date… in reply to jdub # @edropple:…

  • @skud:

    @jdub pointed me to twitter-tools

  • Twitter Updates for 2009-08-04

    @zbowling: I hate writing web pages. get over it. # @voidspace: can you join #debian-cli on irc.oftc.net to help us with ipy tests right quick? # @DinoViehland: Can you join us on #debian-cli on irc.oftc.net when you get in? We need some ipy packaging tips. # @casualjim: can you fix the build so it packages…