> > At the office, installing ActivePerl just annoyed the sysadmins > because it didn't really break anything but I found myself in the > position of begin able to take advantage of some pretty cool modules > (like IO::ALL, e.g.) that have been upgraded or designed for 5.8 when > the infrastructure remains at 5.6. I didn't think of this (doh!) > until I tried deploying a little app I wrote and found it wouldn't > work. Make sure your infrastructure will support your upgrade!
this isn't really activestate's fault - it's always an issue when upgrading versions. > > Third, one of the linux support folks here told me they were not > supporting ActiveState products because the company was in the process > of dissolving or being bought or something that made service and > support continuity questionable. Can anybody confirm this? ActiveState has been sold to a VC firm but they have no intention of shutting down. Read more here : http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1920555,00.asp clint
