diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE index c3aa4b368a812abd66533205bc0ee2cba838190b..b3ec1984a2a88f6db40fa09c07a8f05ed3b72960 100644 --- a/ANNOUNCE +++ b/ANNOUNCE @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ PIKE 7.5 ANNOUNCEMENT -$Id: ANNOUNCE,v 1.11 2003/03/19 20:22:56 nilsson Exp $ +$Id: ANNOUNCE,v 1.12 2003/04/07 02:35:55 nilsson Exp $ Pike is an interpreted, object-oriented programming language with a syntax reminiscent of C and Java, and freely available and distributable @@ -14,16 +14,15 @@ same way. Some Pike highlights: - + Freely distributable under GPL + + Freely distributable under GPL, LGPL and MPL + Interpreted - no compilation and linking needed to run code + Object Oriented - straightforward and powerful object orientation, including multiple inheritance + Modular - extendible with modules written in C or Pike + Powerful - high-level language, concise code - + Incremental - allows on-the-fly modifications and recompilations + Source Code Available - promoting sharing of useful code + Portable - Platform independent and available on most common - flavors of Unix, as well as Windows. + flavors of Unix, as well as Windows and Amiga OS. + Powerful, Flexible and Efficient Data Types + Automatic Memory Management + Scalable - as useful for small scripts as for powerful and @@ -37,12 +36,12 @@ The standard Pike distribution comes with a number of modules for various useful purposes. Among these are: + Image processing with support for several graphic file - formats (such as JPEG, PNM, PNG, TIFF and IFF), and + formats (such as JPEG, GIF, PNG, Photoshop and Gimp), and numerous image manipulation functions + Cryptographic functions, including SSL support + Database interface to several common SQL databases, - including MySQL and Oracle + including MySQL, ODBC and Oracle + Embedding interfaces for Java and Perl -Some other modules include support for MIME, Gz, Gmp, Gdbm, GTK, -XML, and regular expressions. +Some other modules include support for OpenGL, Gz, Gdbm, GTK, XML, +DVB and SDL.