SERVICES Hey Matt,

I was just asked by my boss if there is an estimate for when the non-beta 
version will be available. Is it still too soon to ask, or is a release 
imminent?

On 7/20/05, Matt Herdon <MattH@[...].com>  wrote:
>  
>  The new incarnation of PerlEx is now available as part of the ActivePerl 
>  814
>  beta.
>  
>  During this first phase of the beta test we are inviting existing 
>  customers
>  to try it out. Later we will announce ActivePerl 814 for use by non-PerlEx
>  customers.
>  
>  Notes about this release:
>  
>  Is a license required?
>  No, license checking has been removed. Once the QA phase is complete, 
>  PerlEx
>  will be a free component of the standard ActivePerl and therefore be
>  available for free. Well almost! :) If you or your organization would like
>  to redistribute PerlEx, you must get a OEM redistribution contract.
>  
>  What does it do now?
>  ActiveState developers have spent a lot of time simplifying PerlEx, since
>  most of the problems people encountered were due to its overly complex
>  configurability. This means that some things your code may depend on may 
>  not
>  be there, so there may be work to do. However, in the long run, PerlEx
>  should be much easier. Please be sure to read the 814 PerlEx 
>  documentation,
>  as it covers what you can do with the new PerlEx.
>  
>  What gets installed?
>  You will install a full installation of ActivePerl 814. We highly 
>  recommend
>  that you uninstall any other copies of ActivePerl prior to installing the
>  beta. And, of course, the usual caveats regarding the use of beta software
>  apply (don't use it on important systems, back up valuable data, etc.).
>  
>  How are bugs reported?
>  Bugs are to be reported against _ActivePerl_ (not PerlEx) in our Bugzilla
>  database.
>  
>  Please submit detailed bug reports below (requires login):
>  
>  http://bugs.activestate.com/ActivePerl/enter_bug.cgi
>  
>  If you don't have an ActiveState Bugzilla account, join below:
>  
>  http://bugs.activestate.com/join.cgi
>  
>  Please use the following values when reporting bugs:
>  Version: 814
>  Component: PerlEx
>  
>  Where is the software?
>  ActivePerl 814 is available below (login and password required):
>  
>  ftp://perlexbetatester@[...].com
>  password: mV00hfUUyv
>  
>  The main objective of limiting access at this time is to enable us to 
>  focus
>  on issues related to existing customer migrating to the 814 version of
>  PerlEx, rather than new user issues.
>  
>  Lastly, thanks very much for being patient with us. We look forward to 
>  your
>  feedback and bug reports!
>  
>  Sincerely,
>  
>  -Matt
>  
>  -----------
>  Matt Herdon
>  Director, Sales & Marketing
>  ActiveState
>  Dynamic Tools for Dynamic Languages
>  a division of Sophos
>  604.484.6455
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