in reply to Re^3: want a job?
in thread Getting Fed Up with ActiveState
That's true that it's relatively straightforward to set up a ppm repository, and build ppm packages with the right tools. A minor point, for archival purposes:
Certain modules could be automatically declined like PDL, which requires a Fortran compiler, or modules that require special licensing like DBD::Oracle or DBD::DB2.
- PDL, as well as PGPLOT, which PDL can use, are available as ppm packages, thanks to the heroic efforts of syphilis.
- ActiveState has worked out the licensing arrangements in order to supply a DBD-Oracle ppm package.
- IBM gave permission for us to provide a DBD-DB2 ppm package.
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