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'''Audrey Tang''' ([[Traditional Chinese character|Traditional chinese]]: 唐鳳{{ref|trans}}; born [[April 18]], [[1981]] as <!-- also trad. chinese-->唐宗漢{{ref|trans}}, a.k.a. '''autrijus''') is a [[Taiwan]]ese [[free software]] [[programmer]], best known for initiating and leading the [[Pugs]] project, a joint effort from [[Haskell programming language|Haskell]] and [[Perl]] communities to implement the [[Perl 6]] language. |
'''Audrey Tang''' ([[Traditional Chinese character|Traditional chinese]]: 唐鳳{{ref|trans}}; born [[April 18]], [[1981]] as <!-- also trad. chinese-->唐宗漢{{ref|trans}}, a.k.a. '''autrijus''') is a [[Taiwan]]ese [[free software]] [[programmer]], best known for initiating and leading the [[Pugs]] project, a joint effort from [[Haskell programming language|Haskell]] and [[Perl]] communities to implement the [[Perl 6]] language. |
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She is also known for [[internationalization and localization]] contributions to several [[Free Software]] programs, including [[Kwiki]], [[Request Tracker]] and [[Slash (weblog system)|Slash]], as well as heading [[Traditional Chinese]] translation efforts for various [[Open Source]]-related books. |
She is also known for [[internationalization and localization]] contributions to several [[Free Software]] programs, including [[SVK]], [[Kwiki]], [[Request Tracker]] and [[Slash (weblog system)|Slash]], as well as heading [[Traditional Chinese]] translation efforts for various [[Open Source]]-related books. |
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On [[CPAN]], Tang maintains over 100 Perl projects, including the popular [[Perl Archive Toolkit]] (PAR), a cross-platform packaging and deployment tool for Perl 5. She is also responsible for setting up [[smoke test]] and [[digital signature]] systems for CPAN. |
On [[CPAN]], Tang maintains over 100 Perl projects, including the popular [[Perl Archive Toolkit]] (PAR), a cross-platform packaging and deployment tool for Perl 5. She is also responsible for setting up [[smoke test]] and [[digital signature]] systems for CPAN. |
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Revision as of 18:30, 3 January 2006
Audrey Tang (Traditional chinese: 唐鳳[1]; born April 18, 1981 as 唐宗漢[2], a.k.a. autrijus) is a Taiwanese free software programmer, best known for initiating and leading the Pugs project, a joint effort from Haskell and Perl communities to implement the Perl 6 language.
She is also known for internationalization and localization contributions to several Free Software programs, including SVK, Kwiki, Request Tracker and Slash, as well as heading Traditional Chinese translation efforts for various Open Source-related books.
On CPAN, Tang maintains over 100 Perl projects, including the popular Perl Archive Toolkit (PAR), a cross-platform packaging and deployment tool for Perl 5. She is also responsible for setting up smoke test and digital signature systems for CPAN.
Being a high school dropout, Tang is a vocal proponent for autodidactism and individualist anarchism.
Notes
- ^ 唐鳳 and 唐宗漢 are transliterated as Tang Feng and Tang Zong-Han respectively.
- The Chinese characters in Tang's name are 唐 (Unicode U+5510, Tang dynasty [3]), which is among others transliterated as Tang, a Chinese surname and 鳳 (Unicode U+9cf3, Phoenix [4]).
External links
- Audrey's Pugs Journal and Personal Blog.
- An interview on Pugs.
- Another interview, on Perl Internationalization and Haskell.