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*high quality [[wiki code]], [[MoinMoinWiki]], already exists in Python - this wiki is easily extensible in Python to support [[data format parser]]s, e.g. for [[GFDL text corpus]] rescue from [[Wikimedia|poorly run projects]]. | *high quality [[wiki code]], [[MoinMoinWiki]], already exists in Python - this wiki is easily extensible in Python to support [[data format parser]]s, e.g. for [[GFDL text corpus]] rescue from [[Wikimedia|poorly run projects]]. | ||
*a fanatic corps of developers much smarter than [[mediawiki|average run of the mill mediocre developers]]. | *a fanatic corps of developers much smarter than [[mediawiki|average run of the mill mediocre developers]]. | ||
*it runs on at least some [[Nokia]] phones, [http://www.russellbeattie.com/notebook/1006140.html including the S60 - see the pictures]. | *it runs on at least some [[Nokia]] phones, [http://www.russellbeattie.com/notebook/1006140.html including the S60 - see the pictures] and | ||
[http://www.mobilewhack.com/programming/python/python_on_nokia_screenshots.html also here] - this is called [[pypaq]] apparently. | |||
*it runs on [[PalmOS]] [http://pippy.sourceforge.net/] as [[pippy]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:50, 26 February 2004
The Python progamming language has several advantages for Consumerium Services:
- it originated as part of the Amoeba OS by Andy Tannenbaum, and so was designed to deal with distributed systems problems from day one.
- high quality wiki code, MoinMoinWiki, already exists in Python - this wiki is easily extensible in Python to support data format parsers, e.g. for GFDL text corpus rescue from poorly run projects.
- a fanatic corps of developers much smarter than average run of the mill mediocre developers.
- it runs on at least some Nokia phones, including the S60 - see the pictures and