QOTW:  "Just because a lot of people want something, doesn't mean they have
a right to have that thing given to them for free.  Free support is a
privilege, not a right." - Larry Virden

"By the way, the answer that I got from MS support (and paid handsomely for)
was that msvcrtd.dll 'was not intended for long running applications.'" - Kevin
B. Kenny


    *Linux Journal* stages a language popularity contest contest.
        http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/what-your-favorite-scripting-language

    Jacl, Cygwin, threading, 8.5--Sektor van Skijlen demonstrates
    outer ranges of Tcl's ability to play nicely with other pieces
    and approaches:
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/5e8a012fe9262302/


Thanks to Arjen Markus for his weekly summary of Wiki action:
  Sad news has reached us: one of the contributors to the Tclers' Wiki (both
  the English and the French spoken) has died. Maurice Bredelet (ulis) 
  contributed many games, specialised widgets and small applications.
  
  People
  - ulis' Wiki pages contain an overview of his contributions:
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/9269> and the French version: <http://wfr.tcl.tk/314>
  
  - Happier news can be found on the Tcl conferences page:
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/828> mentions a European meeting in june.
  
  - Interested in the history of Tcl? Don't miss the expose on Tcl 2.1
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/6046> which demonstrates that early, almost
    forgotten ideas and extensions can still survive.
  
  - Just a random page one might say, <http://wiki.tcl.tk/16081> does
    not give much detail, but it is intriguing to learn that Tcl/Tk
    is used in the context of such a big project.
  
  Pictures, printing, proxies, pianos
  - Ever needed a means to read/write Windows BMP files? Well,
    this page contains a Tcl-only solution: <http://wiki.tcl.tk/18083>
  
  - Here is an attempt to implement simple GUIs for decision trees
    - <http://wiki.tcl.tk/20813>. Crude and simple.
  
  - Making music is so much easier if you can program it. And that
    is what MIDI is for: <http://wiki.tcl.tk/5615>
  
  - The Internet is a wonderful place, if you can access it. Sometimes
    you need to jump through hoops though. And as many people experience
    such problems, there are always solutions, like this little aid
    for dealing with proxies - <http://wiki.tcl.tk/2879>
  
  - Computer memory may not be as limiting as it once was, but it still
    pays to measure the memory use for applications. Here is an
    overview of the various techniques: <http://wiki.tcl.tk/4559>.
    And a page on some unexpected effects: <http:/wiki.tcl.tk/20824>
  
  - Printing is always a complex matter - no matter how simple it may
    seem to the casual user. But this French page seems to make printing
    under Linux quite a bit simpler - by leveraging the CUPS system -
    <http://wfr.tcl.tk/1561>
  

Everything Tcl-related you want is probably one or two clicks away in these
pages:
    The "Welcome to comp.lang.tcl" message by Andreas Kupries
        http://www.purl.org/net/tcl-welcome
    comp.lang.tcl is a crucial resource for Tcl practitioners.
    An interesting perspective on its traffic appears at
        http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/about

    The Tcl Developer Site is Tcl's "home base".
	http://www.tcl.tk

    Larry Virden maintains a comp.lang.tcl FAQ launcher.
        http://www.purl.org/NET/Tcl-FAQ/

    The Tcl Developer Xchange is a highly organized resource center
    of documents and software with provisions for individuals to
    maintain references to their own software:
        http://www.tcl.tk/resource/
    The TDX sponsor, ActiveState, also keeps info to convince your
    boss Tcl is a good thing
        http://www.tcl.tk/scripting/

    The Tcl'ers Wiki is a huge, dynamic, collaboratively edited repository
    of documentation, examples, tutorials and pontifications on all things 
    Tcl.
        http://wiki.tcl.tk/0
    For the ideal overview of the topics about Tcl most likely to
    interest a newcomer, see "Arts and Crafts ..."
        http://wiki.tcl.tk/969
    There's also a high-quality Wikibook on Tcl:
        http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Programming:Tcl

    ActiveState maintains binaries distribution and development tools
        http://www.activestate.com/Tcl
    along with a Cookbook of Tcl recipes
        http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Tcl

    "La Gazette du Técleux" is an important monthly publication.
	http://wfr.tcl.tk/1159

    deli.cio.us presents an intriguing approach to reference commentary.
    It already aggregates quite a bit of Tcl intelligence.
        http://del.icio.us/tag/tcl

    Cameron Laird tracks several Tcl/Tk references of interest (but
    needs to validate many of the links).
        http://phaseit.net/claird/comp.lang.tcl/

    Years ago, Cetus Links maintained a Tcl/Tk page with verified links
        http://www.cetus-links.org/oo_tcl_tk.html

    "Yahoo! Groups" archives comp.lang.tcl.announce posts--even 
    though clta itself is dormant.
        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tcl_announce/

We're working on more useful archives of past installments.  In the
meantime, an alternative is
  http://groups.google.com/groups?oi=djq&as_q=+Tcl-URL&as_ugroup=comp.lang.tcl

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