Stories for 2008-04-24

use Perl Daily Newsletter

In this issue:
    * New CPAN Distributions for April 23, 2008
    * Summer of Code Update
    * Vienna.pm funds Jonathan Worthington to work on Ra

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| New CPAN Distributions for April 23, 2008                          |
|   posted by pudge on Wednesday April 23, @18:30 (Module Listings)  |
|   http://use.perl.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/23/1530209              |
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  * [0]Algorithm-Permute-0.12 -- Handy and fast permutation with object
    oriented interface
  * [1]Archive-Any-0.0931 -- Single interface to deal with file archives.
  * [2]Bio-NEXUS-0.69 -- An object-oriented Perl Applications Programming
    Interface (API) for the NEXUS file format
  * [3]CAM-PDF-1.13 -- PDF manipulation library
  * [4]CGI.pm-3.37
  * [5]CSS-1.08 -- Object oriented access to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
  * [6]Combine-3.8 -- Focused Web crawler framework
  * [7]Config-AutoConf-0.09 -- A module to implement some of AutoConf
    macros in pure perl.
  * [8]Crypt-DH-GMP-0.00004 -- Crypt::DH Using GMP Directly
  * [9]Crypt-Rijndael-1.06 -- Crypt::CBC compliant Rijndael encryption
    module
  * [10]DBI-Mysqlsimple-0.02 -- A simple Mysql database interface using
    DBI
  * [11]DBIx-Class-InflateColumn-Currency-0.02003 -- Auto-create
    Data::Currency objects from columns.
  * [12]DBIx-Class-UUIDColumns-0.02004 -- Implicit uuid columns
  * [13]DBIx-Class-Validation-0.02003 -- Validate all data before
    submitting to your database.
  * [14]Data-Serializer-0.45 -- Modules that serialize data structures
  * [15]Data-Serializer-0.46 -- Modules that serialize data structures
  * [16]Debian-Package-Make-0.04 -- Perl extension for autobuilding
    Debian packages
  * [17]Games-RailRoad-0.02 -- a train simulation game
  * [18]IPC-Capture-0.04 -- portably run external apps and capture the
    output
  * [19]Imager-0.64 -- Perl extension for Generating 24 bit Images
  * [20]Lingua-Jspell-1.54
  * [21]Lingua-Translit-0.12 -- transliterates text between writing
    systems
  * [22]List-Member-0.043 -- PROLOG's member/2: return index of $x in @y.
  * [23]Net-IMAP-Server-0.4 -- A single-threaded multiplexing IMAP server
    implementation, using Net::Server::Coro.
  * [24]Net-SNMP-Mixin-Dot1abLldp-0.06 -- mixin class for the Link Layer
    Discovery Protocol
  * [25]Net-SNMP-Mixin-Dot1abLldp-0.07 -- mixin class for the Link Layer
    Discovery Protocol
  * [26]Net-SNMP-Mixin-Dot1qFdb-0.01_01 -- mixin class for 802.1-Q switch
    forwarding databases
  * [27]Net-SNMP-Mixin-Dot1qFdb-0.01_02 -- mixin class for 802.1-Q switch
    forwarding databases
  * [28]Net-SNMP-Mixin-Dot1qFdb-0.02 -- mixin class for 802.1-Q switch
    forwarding databases
  * [29]Net-SNMP-Mixin-Dot1qVlanStatic-0.02 -- mixin class for 802.1-Q
    static vlan infos
  * [30]Net-SNMP-Mixin-Dot1qVlanStatic-0.03 -- mixin class for 802.1-Q
    static vlan infos
  * [31]Net-SSH-Expect-1.09 -- SSH wrapper to execute remote commands
  * [32]OpenResty-0.2.2 -- General-purpose web service platform for web
    applications
  * [33]Portable-0.04 -- Perl on a Stick (EXPERIMENTAL)
  * [34]SOAP-WSDL-2.00.01 -- SOAP with WSDL support
  * [35]Template-Plugin-HighlightPerl-0.03 -- Template Toolkit plugin
    which implements wrapper around Syntax::Highlight::Perl module.
  * [36]Template-Recall-0.15 -- "Reverse callback" templating system
  * [37]Test-File-1.23 -- test file attributes
  * [38]Text-CSV-BulkData-0.05 -- generate csv file with bulk data
  * [39]Text-CSV_XS-0.44 -- comma-separated values manipulation routines
  * [40]Text-CSV_XS-0.45 -- comma-separated values manipulation routines
  * [41]Text-Unaccent-PurePerl-0.03 -- remove accents from characters
  * [42]WWW-Dict-Leo-Org-1.33 -- Interface module to dictionary
    dict.leo.org
  * [43]WWW-Dict-Leo-Org-1.34 -- Interface module to dictionary
    dict.leo.org
  * [44]Win32-SystemInfo-CpuUsage-0.02 -- Perl extension for getting CPU
    Usage in percentage
  * [45]feature-globally-0.01 -- Turn on a feature by default everywhere
    hereafter
  * [46]genpass-0.02 -- Quickly create secure passwords

Discuss this story at:
    http://use.perl.org/comments.pl?sid=08/04/23/1530209

Links:
    0. http://search.cpan.org/~edpratomo/Algorithm-Permute-0.12
    1. http://search.cpan.org/~cmoore/Archive-Any-0.0931
    2. http://search.cpan.org/~tjhladish/Bio-NEXUS-0.69
    3. http://search.cpan.org/~cdolan/CAM-PDF-1.13
    4. http://search.cpan.org/~lds/CGI.pm-3.37
    5. http://search.cpan.org/~iamcal/CSS-1.08
    6. http://search.cpan.org/~aardo/Combine-3.8
    7. http://search.cpan.org/~ambs/Config-AutoConf-0.09
    8. http://search.cpan.org/~dmaki/Crypt-DH-GMP-0.00004
    9. http://search.cpan.org/~bdfoy/Crypt-Rijndael-1.06
   10. http://search.cpan.org/~pangj/DBI-Mysqlsimple-0.02
   11. http://search.cpan.org/~claco/DBIx-Class-InflateColumn-Currency-0.02003
   12. http://search.cpan.org/~claco/DBIx-Class-UUIDColumns-0.02004
   13. http://search.cpan.org/~claco/DBIx-Class-Validation-0.02003
   14. http://search.cpan.org/~neely/Data-Serializer-0.45
   15. http://search.cpan.org/~neely/Data-Serializer-0.46
   16. http://search.cpan.org/~hbengen/Debian-Package-Make-0.04
   17. http://search.cpan.org/~jquelin/Games-RailRoad-0.02
   18. http://search.cpan.org/~doom/IPC-Capture-0.04
   19. http://search.cpan.org/~tonyc/Imager-0.64
   20. http://search.cpan.org/~ambs/Lingua-Jspell-1.54
   21. http://search.cpan.org/~alinke/Lingua-Translit-0.12
   22. http://search.cpan.org/~lgoddard/List-Member-0.043
   23. http://search.cpan.org/~alexmv/Net-IMAP-Server-0.4
   24. http://search.cpan.org/~gaissmai/Net-SNMP-Mixin-Dot1abLldp-0.06
   25. http://search.cpan.org/~gaissmai/Net-SNMP-Mixin-Dot1abLldp-0.07
   26. http://search.cpan.org/~gaissmai/Net-SNMP-Mixin-Dot1qFdb-0.01_01
   27. http://search.cpan.org/~gaissmai/Net-SNMP-Mixin-Dot1qFdb-0.01_02
   28. http://search.cpan.org/~gaissmai/Net-SNMP-Mixin-Dot1qFdb-0.02
   29. http://search.cpan.org/~gaissmai/Net-SNMP-Mixin-Dot1qVlanStatic-0.02
   30. http://search.cpan.org/~gaissmai/Net-SNMP-Mixin-Dot1qVlanStatic-0.03
   31. http://search.cpan.org/~bnegrao/Net-SSH-Expect-1.09
   32. http://search.cpan.org/~agent/OpenResty-0.2.2
   33. http://search.cpan.org/~adamk/Portable-0.04
   34. http://search.cpan.org/~mkutter/SOAP-WSDL-2.00.01
   35. http://search.cpan.org/~sasykes/Template-Plugin-HighlightPerl-0.03
   36. http://search.cpan.org/~gilad/Template-Recall-0.15
   37. http://search.cpan.org/~bdfoy/Test-File-1.23
   38. http://search.cpan.org/~sera/Text-CSV-BulkData-0.05
   39. http://search.cpan.org/~hmbrand/Text-CSV_XS-0.44
   40. http://search.cpan.org/~hmbrand/Text-CSV_XS-0.45
   41. http://search.cpan.org/~pjacklam/Text-Unaccent-PurePerl-0.03
   42. http://search.cpan.org/~tlinden/WWW-Dict-Leo-Org-1.33
   43. http://search.cpan.org/~tlinden/WWW-Dict-Leo-Org-1.34
   44. http://search.cpan.org/~kxj/Win32-SystemInfo-CpuUsage-0.02
   45. http://search.cpan.org/~awwaiid/feature-globally-0.01
   46. http://search.cpan.org/~xsawyerx/genpass-0.02


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| Summer of Code Update                                              |
|   posted by brian_d_foy on Wednesday April 23, @19:34 (The Perl Fou|
|   http://use.perl.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/23/2315241              |
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Google has officially announced the [0]funded proposals for Summer of
Code 2008. I'm very pleased with the quality of proposals and we're all
looking forward to a great summer.

The following is a brief run-down of the projects. We'll be putting all
of the progress into an aggregator for the students to post updates as
they work (I'll link to that when it is up.) The following
oversimplifications of these projects are my own words -- the students
wrote excellent proposals (and I think we might post the fulltexts soon
because the above google link contains only the abstracts.)

This story continues at:
    http://use.perl.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/23/2315241

Discuss this story at:
    http://use.perl.org/comments.pl?sid=08/04/23/2315241

Links:
    0. http://code.google.com/soc/2008/perl/about.html


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| Vienna.pm funds Jonathan Worthington to work on Ra                 |
|   posted by brian_d_foy on Wednesday April 23, @19:34 (User Journal|
|   http://use.perl.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/23/2314234              |
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At the [0]Oslo QA Hackathon 2008, during one evening meal, it became
evident that [1]Jonathan Worthington would be able to spend even more
time hacking on [2]Rakudo Perl if he would get paid a little money for
it. As Vienna.pm still has some money earmarked for Perl development, we
encouraged Jonathan to send us a proposal for funding him. Which he did.
And which we accepted.

So starting next week, Jonathan will work on Rakudo one full day a week
(minimum of 8 hours of work), post about the work on the rakudo.org blog
/ use.perl.org. He will recieve € 150 per day spend working on Rakudo. We
estimate that on average he will work 4 days per month. We agreed on
funding three months (~ €1,800) and evalute the grant after that time. If
everybody is happy, we will continue the grant until the end of 2008,
where we will evaluate again (and check if we still have money left).

More info available in the [3]WoC Wiki

Discuss this story at:
    http://use.perl.org/comments.pl?sid=08/04/23/2314234

Links:
    0. http://perl-qa.hexten.net/wiki/index.php/Oslo_QA_Hackathon_2008
    1. http://www.jnthn.net/
    2. http://rakudo.org/
    3. http://socialtext.useperl.at/woc/index.cgi?work_1_day_per_week_on_rakudo



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