NAME
Muldis::D::Manual - Muldis D language and implementations manual
VERSION
This document is Muldis::D::Manual version 0.3.0.
DESCRIPTION
This distribution holds a collection of documents, some POD and some not, which together constitute a manual or cookbook of sorts for using and understanding the Muldis D language and its implementations. Generally speaking, this distribution is meant as a catch-all for any useful documentation that is neither part of the Muldis D language specification itself nor part of an implementation's own formal API documentation.
So the sorts of things you would find here include archived copies of presentations / slideshows related to Muldis D, or reams of Muldis D code examples, or comparisons of Muldis D with other languages such as SQL or Perl, or guides on how to migrate code between Muldis D and other languages, or some rationale documents, or whatever.
Generally speaking, this distribution does not contain any executable code, although it does contain some utilities to make working with Muldis D easier, such as an Input Method to help type symbols Muldis D uses, or a Codeless Language Module for BBEdit that does syntax coloring and function searching of Muldis D code.
All of the initial content is in the archives/ and util/ subdirectories of this distribution. Most of the forthcoming content would likely be either in POD files under lib/ or in pure Muldis D code files probably under examples/.
This documentation is pending.
SEE ALSO
The separate all-documentation distribution Muldis::D is the formal definition of the Muldis D language, whose spec and implementations this Muldis D Manual is concerned with. The Muldis D language in turn has as a primary influence the work of Christopher J. Date and Hugh Darwen whose home website is http://www.thethirdmanifesto.com/.
The separate distribution Muldis::Rosetta is the feature implementation of Muldis D, and documents in the Manual may be more likely to be talking about it than any other implementation-specific topic, in the short term.
AUTHOR
Darren Duncan (darren@DarrenDuncan.net)
LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT
This file is part of the Muldis D language and implementations manual.
Muldis D Manual is Copyright © 2008-2010, Muldis Data Systems, Inc.
Muldis D Manual is free documentation for software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) as published by the Free Software Foundation (http://www.fsf.org/); either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. You should have received copies of the GPL as part of the Muldis::D::Manual distribution, in the file named "LICENSE/GPL"; if not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
Any versions of Muldis D Manual that you modify and distribute must carry prominent notices stating that you changed the files and the date of any changes, in addition to preserving this original copyright notice and other credits.
While it is by no means required, the copyright holder of Muldis D Manual would appreciate being informed any time you create a modified version of Muldis D Manual that you are willing to distribute, because that is a practical way of suggesting improvements to the standard version.
TRADEMARK POLICY
MULDIS and MULDIS MULTIVERSE OF DISCOURSE are trademarks of Muldis Data Systems, Inc. (http://www.muldis.com/). The trademarks apply to computer database software and related services. See http://www.muldis.com/trademark_policy.html for the full written details of Muldis Data Systems' trademark policy.
The word MULDIS is intended to be used as the distinguishing brand name for all the products and services of Muldis Data Systems. So we would greatly appreciate it if in general you do not incorporate the word MULDIS into the name or logo of your website, business, product or service, but rather use your own distinct name (exceptions appear below). It is, however, always okay to use the word MULDIS only in descriptions of your website, business, product or service to provide accurate information to the public about yourself.
If you do incorporate the word MULDIS into your names anyway, either because you have permission from us or you have some other good reason, then: You must make clear that you are not Muldis Data Systems and that you do not represent Muldis Data Systems. A simple or conspicuous disclaimer on your home page and product or service documentation is an excellent way of doing that.
Please respect the conventions of the Perl community by not using the namespace Muldis:: at all for your own works, unless you have explicit permission to do so from Muldis Data Systems; that namespace is mainly just for our official works. You can always use either the MuldisX:: namespace for related unofficial works, or some other namespace that is completely different. Also as per conventions, its fine to use Muldis within a Perl package name where that word is nested under some other project-specific namespace (for example, Foo::Storage::Muldis_Rosetta or Bar::Interface::Muldis_Rosetta), and the package serves to interact with a Muldis Data Systems work or service.
If you have made a language variant or extension based on the Muldis D language, then please follow the naming conventions described in the VERSIONING ("VERSIONING" in Muldis::D) documentation of the official Muldis D language spec.
If you would like to use (or have already used) the word MULDIS for any use that ought to require permission, please contact Muldis Data Systems and we'll discuss a way to make that happen.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
None yet.
FORUMS
Several public email-based forums exist whose main topic is all implementations of the Muldis D language, especially the Muldis Rosetta reference implementation, but also the Set::Relation module. All of these you can reach via http://mm.DarrenDuncan.net/mailman/listinfo; go there to manage your subscriptions to, or view the archives of, the following:
muldis-db-announce@mm.DarrenDuncan.net-
This low-volume list is mainly for official announcements from the Muldis Rosetta developers, though developers of Muldis Rosetta extensions can also post their announcements here. This is not a discussion list.
muldis-db-users@mm.DarrenDuncan.net-
This list is for general discussion among people who are using Muldis Rosetta, which is not concerned with the implementation of Muldis Rosetta itself. This is the best place to ask for basic help in getting Muldis Rosetta installed on your machine or to make it do what you want. You could also submit feature requests or report perceived bugs here, if you don't want to use CPAN's RT system.
muldis-db-devel@mm.DarrenDuncan.net-
This list is for discussion among people who are designing or implementing the Muldis Rosetta core API (including Muldis D language design), or who are implementing Muldis Rosetta Engines, or who are writing core documentation, tests, or examples. It is not the place for non-implementers to get help in using said.
An official IRC channel for Muldis D and its implementations is also intended, but not yet started.
Alternately, you can purchase more advanced commercial support for various Muldis D implementations, particularly Muldis Rosetta, from its author by way of Muldis Data Systems; see http://www.muldis.com/ for details.