<s>
Punie	B-Language
is	O
a	O
compiler	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
test	O
case	O
for	O
the	O
Parrot	B-Language
virtual	I-Language
machine	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
compile	O
Perl	B-Language
v1	O
code	O
and	O
thereby	O
exercise	O
Parrot	B-Language
's	O
compiler	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
is	O
championed	O
by	O
Allison	O
Randal	O
,	O
though	O
several	O
other	O
Parrot	B-Language
hackers	O
have	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Parrot	B-Language
0.5.1	O
on	O
Perl	B-Language
's	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
Punie	B-Language
was	O
capable	O
of	O
running	O
almost	O
the	O
entire	O
Perl	B-Language
1	O
test	O
suite	O
successfully	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Punie	B-Language
is	O
a	O
pun	O
on	O
the	O
Ponie	B-Language
project	O
(	O
an	O
implementation	O
of	O
Perl	B-Language
5	O
running	O
on	O
Parrot	B-Language
)	O
,	O
on	O
"	O
uni	O
"	O
meaning	O
"	O
1	O
"	O
(	O
Perl	B-Language
1	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
"	O
puny	O
"	O
meaning	O
something	O
small	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
was	O
first	O
suggested	O
for	O
an	O
implementation	O
of	O
Perl	B-Language
1	O
on	O
Parrot	B-Language
by	O
Allison	O
Randal	O
and	O
chromatic	O
in	O
a	O
late-night	O
hacking	O
session	O
.	O
</s>
