[pyorbit] other binding project

[Justin Bradford]

> So, is Michael Robinson still involved or willing to help?  I take it that he
> gave up on it, since he just handed over all the source code.

He doesn't have much time, but he might still contribute more to this
project.

> It sure is!  That's great news.  Let me know when you get this in CVS, and I'll
> set up the permissions per our last conversation.

I'm going to clean up Michael's code slightly, and then put it up tomorrow
(Thursday) after my lab.

With that in, I say we publicize the project. With something working (or
very near, which I'll check on tomorrow, as well), we'll probably get an
immediate userbase and other programmers wanting to help.

As for the description, I don't think it needs to be anything complex.
Perhaps:

  pyORBit is a project to create Python bindings for ORBit. We will follow
  the proposed OMG bindings to insure compliance, but we will also 
  consider non-standard extensions to improve performance, if necessary.
 
  These bindings will be distributed under the GNU LGPL license.
 
  Additionally, Michael Robinson has donated his initial implementation,
  which should already be functional for simple interfaces. This code is
  available, but should be considered a developers-only release. The
  structure and layout of later pyORBit releases will likely change to
  some degree. Regardless, bug reports and patches are welcome.

  http://theopenlab.uml.edu/pyorbit/

How does that sound?
Perhaps another paragraph to plug The OpenLab?

I figure we can send this out on Friday. That will give me time to add
some links to the web page, put the code in CVS, and play with the code
some.

Justin