[Bioperl-l] Press Release for Bioperl 1.0

[Jason Stajich]

On Mon, 18 Mar 2002, Richard Jacob wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Late last year Jason Stajich prepared a PPM package for Bioperl 0.7.2.
> Jason, is there any chance of a making a PPM package for 1.0? It would help
> us Windows/ActiveState/newbie users immensely.
>
Already there.
See the INSTALL document - it highlights the following
PPM> set repository Bioperl http://bioperl.org/DIST
PPM> install bioperl



> Also congratulations to everyone involved with the release of Bioperl 1.0.
>
> Richard Jacob
>
> At 07:01 PM 3/18/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>
> >This is a press release thing I am circulating for the 1.0 release. If
> >you know any journalists, or otherwise want to promote it, do forward this
> >text on.
> >
> >I have to say, a warm, fuzzy feeling hits me as I think of where this all
> >started, back when Perl5 was a twinkle in Larry Wall's eye and Steve
> >Brenner was using this strange language called Perl to handle SCOP.
> >
> >
> >We've come along way. We've got a long way to go. But it is certainly good
> >fun.
> >
> >[PS *Everyone* owes jason beers for the last 2 weeks of his life]
> >
>
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>

-- 
Jason Stajich
Duke University
jason@cgt.mc.duke.edu