Re: Microsoft and Perl

[Adam Turoff]

On Wed, Mar 14, 2001 at 05:09:46PM -0500, Ajit Deshpande wrote:
> <RANT>
> 
> Ironically, I am having this exact conversation with my
> contract-client-manager. They are concerned about what not finding
> someone who can support the following simple things once I leave:
> 
>       - 5.6.x on HP-UX 11.x
>       - latest versions of DBI and DBD::Oracle (Oracle 8.x.x)
>       - Net::* and LWP modules
> 
>    (we currently have to install gcc or HP ANSI-C, then compile perl 
>     and then compile the above modules)

If you (or your contract-client-manager) need someone to support
Perl, perhaps you should be talking to ActiveState:

        http://www.activestate.com/Products/PerlDirect/
or 
        http://www.perlclinic.com/

Z.  (speaking as an ActiveState employee)