Was: Re: Parrot contribution Is: Archiving IRC

2002-07-16 Thread Scott Walters
Btw, to the best of the ability of my backscroll, I'm trying to archive useful conversations on http://www.slowass.net/wiki/?ParrotVirtualMachine. If I miss something, feel free to add it. -scott On Sun, 14 Jul 2002, Dan Sugalski wrote: > At 10:09 AM +0100 7/14/02, Simon Wistow wrote: > >On S

Re: Parrot contribution

2002-07-15 Thread David M. Lloyd
On Fri, 12 Jul 2002, John Porter wrote: > > > >Which IRC network, which channel? > > > > I use irc.pobox.com, you can also try irc.rhizomatic.net > > Channel is #parrot > > Problem I have with irc (besides the fact that I don't, can't and won't > use it) is that all the good stuff that flows by i

Re: Parrot contribution - #parrot stream parser.

2002-07-14 Thread Iacob Alin
Simon Wistow said: > Might it be worth using something like > > http://usefulinc.com/chump/ > > (as seen in use at http://pants.heddley.com/index.html) > ? > > It's written in Python but there's a Perl replacement (to stem the PR > nightmare), which is 99% complete, lurking around which

Re: Parrot contribution - #parrot stream parser.

2002-07-14 Thread Simon Wistow
On Sun, Jul 14, 2002 at 08:54:30PM +0300, Iacob Alin said: > The guys from London.pm wrote Scribot (http://www.scribot.com/) wich could > be more useful... Yeah I know - Leon wrote the original and then I patched it :) http://thegestalt.org/simon/perl/scribot2.html Leon's done another revision

Re: Parrot contribution - #parrot stream parser.

2002-07-14 Thread Iacob Alin
Simon Wistow said: > Might it be worth using something like > > http://usefulinc.com/chump/ > > (as seen in use at http://pants.heddley.com/index.html) > ? > > It's written in Python but there's a Perl replacement (to stem the PR > nightmare), which is 99% complete, lurking around which was writte

Re: Parrot contribution - #parrot stream parser.

2002-07-14 Thread Dan Sugalski
At 10:09 AM +0100 7/14/02, Simon Wistow wrote: >On Sat, Jul 13, 2002 at 05:00:42PM -0400, Jim Cromie said: >> can we could invent a super-lightweight markup language >> that #parrot-eers would type into the stream to put meta-info into it ? > >Might it be worth using something like > >http://use

Re: Parrot contribution - #parrot stream parser.

2002-07-14 Thread Dan Sugalski
At 8:06 AM +0100 7/14/02, Leon Brocard wrote: >Jim Cromie sent the following bits through the ether: > >> can we could invent a super-lightweight markup language >> that #parrot-eers would type into the stream to put meta-info into it ? > >OK, I'll finally join this discussion. Yes, IRC is handy

Re: Parrot contribution - #parrot stream parser.

2002-07-14 Thread Simon Wistow
On Sat, Jul 13, 2002 at 05:00:42PM -0400, Jim Cromie said: > can we could invent a super-lightweight markup language > that #parrot-eers would type into the stream to put meta-info into it ? Might it be worth using something like http://usefulinc.com/chump/ (as seen in use at http://pants.hedd

Re: Parrot contribution - #parrot stream parser.

2002-07-13 Thread Leon Brocard
Jim Cromie sent the following bits through the ether: > can we could invent a super-lightweight markup language > that #parrot-eers would type into the stream to put meta-info into it ? OK, I'll finally join this discussion. Yes, IRC is handy for realtime questions like (just an example as it ha

Re: Parrot contribution - #parrot stream parser.

2002-07-13 Thread Jim Cromie
Nicholas Clark wrote: > >An IRC channel is good for discussions. But it doesn't archive them, >index them, collate them and provide them as reference for any new >would be recruits. I'm not saying that anyone has to write the docs, or >even the skeleton of the docs for their code - everyone and a

Re: Parrot contribution

2002-07-13 Thread Ashley Winters
On Saturday 13 July 2002 07:39 am, Sean O'Rourke wrote: > To help even more, you could collect the answers to these questions when > you receive them, and make the resulting FAQ part of your contribution to > Parrot. Write the FAQ you wish had existed when you first came. I would find that handy

Re: Parrot contribution

2002-07-13 Thread Dave Mitchell
On Sat, Jul 13, 2002 at 03:48:31PM +0100, Nicholas Clark wrote: > I was working somewhere where the chief technical architect, a very smart > guy, was far too busy doing stuff to write it down, and also didn't view it > as a priority as "I don't need to write it down, it's all in my head". And on

Re: Parrot contribution

2002-07-13 Thread Nicholas Clark
On Sat, Jul 13, 2002 at 06:41:22AM -0700, John Porter wrote: > channel. For all I know, there are no frequently asked > questions on the irc channel. For all I know, there are no > newbie parrot developers on the channel. Having read but deleted rather too much of this thread to respond to the

Re: Parrot contribution

2002-07-13 Thread Sean O'Rourke
On Sat, 13 Jul 2002, John Porter wrote: > > Ask Bjoern Hansen wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Porter) writes: > > > > > Yeah, look at the so-called Parrot FAQ. Someone needs to > > > get serious and make a real FAQ for parrot developers. > > > > I'm sure noone would mind if you start one! > >

Re: Parrot contribution

2002-07-13 Thread John Porter
Ask Bjoern Hansen wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Porter) writes: > > > Yeah, look at the so-called Parrot FAQ. Someone needs to > > get serious and make a real FAQ for parrot developers. > > I'm sure noone would mind if you start one! Does no one on this mailing see my point? It does not w

Re: Parrot contribution

2002-07-12 Thread Melvin Smith
At 01:16 PM 7/12/2002 -0700, John Porter wrote: >Melvin Smith wrote: > > Guys, look at the facts. We have a very small number of > > internals hackers here, and only one who actually gets > > paid for it. . . . We are not an army. > >"I'm so busy building this tower single-handedly, >I don't hav

Re: Parrot contribution

2002-07-12 Thread Ask Bjoern Hansen
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Porter) writes: > Yeah, look at the so-called Parrot FAQ. Someone needs to > get serious and make a real FAQ for parrot developers. I'm sure noone would mind if you start one! - ask -- ask bjoern hansen, http://askbjoernhansen.com/ !try; do();

Re: Parrot contribution

2002-07-12 Thread John Porter
Melvin Smith wrote: > Guys, look at the facts. We have a very small number of > internals hackers here, and only one who actually gets > paid for it. . . . We are not an army. "I'm so busy building this tower single-handedly, I don't have time to teach anyone else how to cut stone or mix mortar

Re: Parrot contribution

2002-07-12 Thread John Porter
> >Which IRC network, which channel? > > I use irc.pobox.com, you can also try irc.rhizomatic.net > Channel is #parrot Problem I have with irc (besides the fact that I don't, can't and won't use it) is that all the good stuff that flows by isn't getting captured and archived anywhere. I'm su

Re: Parrot contribution

2002-07-12 Thread Melvin Smith
>Which IRC network, which channel? I use irc.pobox.com, you can also try irc.rhizomatic.net Channel is #parrot >Sorry for past, present, and future newbie questions. Doubly so for having As always, newbie questions are welcome, and I think the Parrot list is usually nicely on-topic. -Melv

Re: Parrot contribution

2002-07-12 Thread Scott Walters
Melvin &co, Which IRC network, which channel? Sorry for past, present, and future newbie questions. Doubly so for having overlooked documentation. Docs are in excellent condition, considering. Since I can't help but to pipe up, I should disclaim myself: Parrot is extremely coo. The core team h

Parrot contribution

2002-07-12 Thread Melvin Smith
I've seen several comments go across with valid concerns, and a few that perplex me. Guys, look at the facts. We have a very small number of internals hackers here, and only one who actually gets paid for it. Most of us have jobs and families, and we slip in this stuff in little slices in hopes