When I write tools for the Unix command line, they're typically either shell scripts or Perl.
An article from IBM's developerWorks site has opened my eyes to the potential of Python for this purpose. The optparse library provides built-in parsing of command-line arguments, with automatic help display and error handling. The subprocess module handles system calls [...]

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Despite myself, I think it's kind of cool that there are street protests about a document format. Outdoors, in the rain, no less!
Where were these people when CSV was getting approved?
Image of the full printed-out standard proposal lifted from here.

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Microsoft Allegedly Bullies and Bribes to Make Office an International Standard

ISO Rejects Microsoft's Office Doc [...]

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This doesn’t cover anything with technology or networking, so if you want, pass this up for the next posts. I am writing this as a tribute to my fiance’s grandfather who has just passed away. She will most likely never read this, but if she does, I hope it helps her with what I can’t.

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