There was a star danced, and under that was I born.
-Beatrice, Much Ado About Nothing

Well, it's here, as you may have heard a few times. (Relive the announcement here if you must, on the Salsa updates blog.)

At some time today -- no one can say the hour or the place any more than the meaning -- Salsa became.

It's the end of the day. The party is already beginning to crank. It's been a devil of a ride, not that it's over yet, as the views into tool development (see here, here, here and here, and check back tomorrow [update: here] besides) indicate, though plenty of the hours logged are the unbloggable drudgery of bug-spotting and -swatting.

To mark the occasion, we're giving it away. No foolin' -- get a year's service on us, with no lock-in, hidden fees or other nasty surprises with a DIA Empowers Grant.

Even signups with our regular low-low, won't-be-undersold fees are taking it in the shorts: pocket $500 for beer money (or, if you're coming to the bash tonight, hangover remedy).