Parrot 4.8.0 Spix's Macaw Released!

2012-09-19 Thread Alvis Yardley
On behalf of the Parrot team, I'm proud to announce Parrot 4.8.0, also known as Spix's Macaw. Parrot (http://parrot.org/) is a virtual machine aimed at running all dynamic languages. Parrot 4.8.0 is available on Parrot's FTP site (ftp://ftp.parrot.org/pub/parrot/releases/devel/4.8.0/), or by

Parrot 4.8.0 Spix's Macaw Released! (*with* the SHAs this time)

2012-09-19 Thread Alvis Yardley
On behalf of the Parrot team, I'm proud to announce Parrot 4.8.0, also known as Spix's Macaw. Parrot (http://parrot.org/) is a virtual machine aimed at running all dynamic languages. Parrot 4.8.0 is available on Parrot's FTP site (ftp://ftp.parrot.org/pub/parrot/releases/devel/4.8.0/), or by

4.5.0 Parrot Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot Released!

2012-06-19 Thread Alvis Yardley
In honor of M0: The tiny bird, which is not much bigger than an adult person's thumb, is smaller than some of the insects with which it shares the forest. On average, buff-faced pygmy parrots (Micropsitta pusio) stand less than 9cm tall and weigh 11.5g (0.41oz) --BBC Earth News