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Archive for December, 2007


16
Dec

“Programming Languages: Application and Interpretation” now in paperback

Programming Languages: Application and Interpretation, the best book I’ve found on creating your own programming language is now available in paperback.
You can still get a free-of-cost copy of Programming Languages: Application and Interpretation at its original site. Actually, the book is now released under a Creative Common license, thank you Shriram!

This is, actually, old news. […]


15
Dec

If you fancy Zope, on Ubuntu

If you fancy Zope getting up and running on Ubuntu takes no time. Install in the usual simple and lovely way:

sudo aptitude install zope3

 
and you’ll get Zope 3.3.1, and of course, all the dependencies. To create an instance run:

/usr/lib/zope3/bin/mkzopeinstance -d instancename -u adminuser:adminpass –service-user=youruser:youruser

 
The first two parameters are optional. It is going to ask interactively […]


13
Dec

Installing Rails 2 on Ubuntu

Ubuntu, like many other free operating systems, have a beautiful package management system that will track what depends on what, what is installed, what is not, what is not longer needed, which versions of each. If you tamper with it, you are asking for trouble. If you do a manual upgrade, from sources, eventually a […]


08
Dec

Free OS/2

Help free OS/2, sign the second petition.
Vote for it on Reddit.

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