IronPython 0.9 Released

[EP]

Oops.  Nevermind.

[like the old Saturday Night Live]



> ------------Original Message------------
> From: "EP" <EP at zomething.com>
> To: python-list at python.org
> Date: Thu, Aug-4-2005 10:09 PM
> Subject: Re: IronPython 0.9 Released
>
> "Luis M. Gonzalez" Announced:
> 
> > IronPython 0.9 Released(8/2/2005 10:28:41 AM)
> > 
> > 
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=cf5ae627-5df1-4f8a-ba8b-d64f0676f43f&displaylang=en
> > 
> 
> MS website says:
> 
> """System Requirements
> 
>     *  Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003; Windows XP
> 
> You must install the .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package 
> Beta 2 prior to installing IronPython."""
> 
> 
> And
> 
> 
> """Important: You cannot install two different language versions of the 
> .NET Framework on the same machine. Attempting to install a second 
> language version of the .NET Framework will cause the following error to 
> appear: "Setup cannot install Microsoft .NET Framework because another 
> version of the product is already installed." If you are targeting a 
> non-English platform or if you wish to view .NET Framework resources in a 
> different language, you must download the appropriate language version 
> of the .NET Framework language pack."""
> 
> 
> So, one has to uninstall their stable .NET Framework to install a beta 
> .NET Framework to try out a beta release of a new Python?  Would this 
> not be of concern to folks who actually build ontop of .NET (and want to 
> be sure their current code / applications / tools work)?
> 
> It is really all or none with MS, isn't it?  If the 
> language/application is not ready for prime time, why would someone commit to beta code 
> and a beta framework upon which other applications depend?
> 
> 
> I may have the wrong perspective on all this, but it really befuddles 
> me.
> 
> 
> [Bring on PyPy]
> 
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