[Twisted-web] [ANN] Twisted 8.0

[Graeme Glass]

On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 3:26 AM, Christopher Armstrong
<radix at twistedmatrix.com> wrote:
> http://twistedmatrix.com/
>
>  MASSACHUSETTS (DP) -- Version 8.0 of the Twisted networking framework
>  has been released, Twisted Matrix Laboratories announced Wednesday.
>
>  Enslaved by his new robotic overloads, Master of the Release
>  Christopher Armstrong presented the new package to the Internet on
>  March 26th. Armstrong was unable to comment, because of a device worn
>  around his neck preventing him from doing so, scientists say.
>
>  Secretary of Defense Jean-Paul Calderone was asked about concerns that
>  French interference may have played a role in the delay of this
>  release. "I find such speculation preposterous. Thomas Hervé is an
>  upstanding member of the Labs and his loyalties lie with us. He is a
>  fine addition to our team."  Rumors in the community allege that
>  Secretary Calderone is holding Hervé's cat ransom until the release is
>  successfully distributed. Hervé was unavailable for comment.
>
>  This release comes shortly after the announcement by Chief of Public
>  Affairs Duncan McGreggor that Twisted had joined the Software Freedom
>  Conservancy. "We're happy to join the SFC, and we are now accepting
>  sponsorship. The fact that we are now ruled by a cabal of robots
>  should not put off potential donors. Our robotic overlords are running
>  us at peak efficiency, so we can most effectively distribute The
>  Love."
>
>  Asked about the version number jump in this release,
>  Commander-in-Chief Glyph Lefkowitz had the following to say: "Our
>  benefactors have found our previous dice-rolling version number scheme
>  to be inadequate, and have deigned to propose to us a more... logical
>  system of versioning."
>
>  =====
>
>  Twisted is an event-based framework for Internet applications which
>  works on Python 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5. It can be downloaded from
>
>  http://twistedmatrix.com/
>
>  Twisted 8.0 is a major feature release, with several new features and
>  a great number of bug fixes. Some of the highlights follow.
>
>   - The IOCP reactor is now much improved and many bugs have been resolved.
>   - Twisted is now easy_installable.
>   - Many improvements were made to Trial, Twisted's unit testing system.
>   - A new memcache client protocol implementation was added.
>   - So much more[1]!
>
>  To see the full list of changes in its fifteen kilobytes of glory, see
>  the release notes[1]. We welcome you to download and enjoy, and please
>  file any bugs you find[2] and send comments to the mailing list[3].
>
>  Why the large version number bump? We've decided to switch to a
>  time-based versioning scheme. "8.0" means the first release in 2008.
>
>  [1] http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/browser/tags/releases/twisted-8.0.1/NEWS?format=raw
>  [2] Register: http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/register New ticket:
>  http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/newticket
>  [3] http://twistedmatrix.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twisted-python
>
>  Thanks!
>
>  --
>  Christopher Armstrong
>  International Man of Twistery
>  http://radix.twistedmatrix.com/
>  http://twistedmatrix.com/
>  http://canonical.com/
>

Salute! Much respect and thanks for this!
Twisted continues to be the finest network
framework/engine/awesomeness out there!

*Twisted is now easy_installable. - Fantastic!!
*Many improvements were made to Trial, Twisted's unit testing system -
Very, Very cool, boarding on AWESOME.

Once again, big thanks to all you guys! you rock! Twisted has made my
life immeasurably easier in terms of development, and increased my
coolness factor. Thanks!

G