language: Erlang
package: Erlang/OTP
version: R9B-1
parts: bytecode compiler, interpreter, debugger, distributed database, tools, libraries
author: Ericsson Utvecklings AB, Sweden
location: http://www.erlang.org, ftp://ftp.erlang.org/downloads (sources and binaries)
description: Industrial-strength functional programming languages.
Originally developed within Ericsson, then offered to Ericsson customers, finally made open source. (A commercial version including support is available as well.)
conformance: Always to latest language standard.
features:
+ Concurrency.
+ Support for code upgrades in the living system.
+ Open-source distributed ACIDid database without impedance mismatch.
- Record data structures were an afterthought and show it.
standards: http://www.erlang.org/download/erl_spec47.ps.gz
reference: see http://www.erlang.org/doc.html
bugs: [[Put the erlang-bugs archive here - anybody got the URL?]]
restrictions: Erlang Public License (http://www.erlang.org/EPLICENSE) (derived from the Mozilla Public License, was adapted to suit Swedish legislation)
requires: Nothing (on Windows). [[Not sure about Unix and variants; this should list "what is needed to install it. A C compiler is assumed."]]
ports: Unix, Windows (32-bit). The Windows port is a binary-only release without sources (there are plans for a source release for Cygwin).
portability: No system dependencies other than those that come in via third-party libraries. [[Is this correct???]]
status: active. The language is still evolving.
discussion: erlang-questions@erlang.org
help: erlang-questions@erlang.org
support: erlang-questions@erlang.org, or commercially from www.erlang.se.
contributions: no monetary contributions requested, code contributions welcome.
announcements: erlang-announce@erlang.org, or erlang-questions@erlang.org.
contact: erlang-questions@erlang.org
updated: 2003/03/05