ActiveState Discontinues VisualPerl/Python

For those who have not already seen it Slashdot are running an article on the news that ActiveState have discontinued VisualPerl and VisualPython for Windows. As usual discussion (and bickering :) ) is taking place in the Slashdot thread.

Martin

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Re: ActiveState Discontinues VisualPerl/Python by zentara (Cardinal) on Dec 16, 2005 at 12:35 UTC
I'm looking forward to the day when Windows will be discontinued. :-) I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. flash japh	[reply]
Re^2: ActiveState Discontinues VisualPerl/Python by Popcorn Dave (Abbot) on Dec 16, 2005 at 17:45 UTC
But what will we run The Sims on? :) Useless trivia: In the 2004 Las Vegas phone book there are approximately 28 pages of ads for massage, but almost 200 for lawyers.	[reply]
Re^3: ActiveState Discontinues VisualPerl/Python by jacques (Priest) on Dec 16, 2005 at 18:36 UTC
Or trillian.	[reply]
Re^3: ActiveState Discontinues VisualPerl/Python by parv (Parson) on Dec 16, 2005 at 17:49 UTC
Don't you see The Sims in future on Mac?	[reply]
Re: ActiveState Discontinues VisualPerl/Python by kulls (Hermit) on Dec 17, 2005 at 06:16 UTC
I guess it's not a technical issue, rather license issue. people are there to take over the perl in windows, if 'Activestate' can't. -kulls	[reply]
Re^2: ActiveState Discontinues VisualPerl/Python by marto (Cardinal) on Dec 17, 2005 at 11:38 UTC
Did you read the the article? They are not discontinuing their Perl distribution. Martin	[reply]