mod_parrot 0.5

[Jeff Horwitz]

>From my blog post today:

I'm proud to announce that after a year of hard work, mod_parrot 0.5 has 
been released. The most significant change is an architecture overhaul 
allowing each language to register its own Apache module. This frees 
mod_parrot from doing the heavy lifting that Apache already does, and 
allows languages to manage their own configurations and hooks as they see 
fit. It also standardizes the interface between mod_parrot, Apache and 
languages.

Other changes include tying Parrot I/O to request I/O (think CGI, PHP or 
mod_perl registry scripts), support for POST data, initial support for 
threaded MPMs, and a rewrite of mod_perl6 in Perl 6. The full change list 
is available in the CHANGES file.

Following this release, mod_perl6 will be removed from the mod_parrot 
source tree and placed into its own repository. This will let potentially 
separate teams work on the two projects independently. If you're 
interested in contributing to either project, let me know!

You can download mod_parrot from the mod_parrot website at 
http://www.smashing.org/mod_parrot. Detailed documentation is also 
available on the site, including an HLL module developer's guide, which 
will help you hack on mod_perl6 or even write your own HLL module.

Enjoy!

-jeff