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Oracle chief architect says there ought to be one Linux distribution: Red Hat

"One Oracle exec said there should be only one Linux distribution — Red Hat — and claimed there will be no fragmentation of that code base. In an interview with the Linux Foundation recently, Oracle’s chief corporate architect said Oracle Unbreakable Linux is not a product but a support program and he believes that there ought to be only one

FAQ 4.1 Why am I getting long decimals (eg, 19.9499999999999) instead of the numbers I should be getting (eg, 19.95)?

This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq4.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at [link] .

Using Win32::OLE(’in’)

Everyday I'm finding out more and more I can do with Win32::OLE(’in’) to help me manage and review remote servers. It's turning out to be a great tool to gather information for documentation and troubleshooting. With everything I've already done, I know there must be a huge number of other objects I don't even know exist. Is there somewhere online that lists

把同事的大頭相片放到youtube裏唱衰, 這行為論瘋狂度, 值多少分?

把同事的大頭相片放到youtube裏唱衰, 這行為論瘋狂度, 值多少分? [link]

NASA to Announce Success of Long Galactic Hunt - Space Ref (press release)

NASA to Announce Success of Long Galactic Hunt Space Ref (press release) - 7 hours ago DVD Ripper and Video Converter , It can convert between DVD MPEG AVI WMV MP4 iPod 3GP MP3 WMA and so on.

FAQ 4.3 Why isn't my octal data interpreted correctly?

This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq4.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at [link] .

Apache vs IIS current directory fro Perl script

Hi there, I try to switch from IIS 5 on Win2k to Apache 2.2 on Win2k. None of my pictures where shown on the new Server. Some tests showed me that whenever I try to check if a file exists with if(-f "pictures/ photo1.jpg") the files where no longer found. My scripts are located in the cgi-bin directory below the document root of the website.

Microsoft Subpoenas Oracle for the Dirt on the JuxtaComm Deal

Microsoft has issued a Subpoena on Oracle to release the details of a confidential patent infringement settlement with JuxtaComm to help with their own patent infringement battle.

DBMS_PIPE & DBMS_ALERT In EnterpriseDB

LewisC's An Expert's Guide To Oracle Technology The latest release of the EnterpriseDB database, Postgres Plus Advanced Server (AS) 8.3, includes additional Oracle compatibility features. Two of those new features are DBMS_PIPE and DBMS_ALERT. Old Oracle hands will recognize those two packages that are used for interprocess communication.

Perl SOAP Server - Returns Strings Arrays with WSDL Compliant Names

Hi guys. I have a SOAP Web Service which needs to return a string of Arrays but when it does, the SOAP Response is incorrect (or rather incompatible with .NET and my handwritten WSDL file). I have found some threads which claim to solve the problem, but with my poor knowldge of Perl, I don't know what the solution is. Can someone explain this post:

Careers and Consulting - Intensity, Focus, Desire...

I am currently in a Financial Peace class through a local church.  Dave Ramsey, who I have alluded to before, teaches some great principles and pragmatics for achieving financial well-being. One of the ideas he talks about is Gazelle Intensity.  The idea that, to change a course of action, correct mistakes and repeated patterns, you

Selected cipher type not supported by server

Hi, I'm getting "Selected cipher type not supported by server" error on this line $cnn = Net::SSH::Perl->new($host); The error occurs even when I specify all IDEA, DES, DES3, Blowfish, arcfour, blowfish-cbc, and 3des-cbc like this: $cnn = Net::SSH::Perl->new($host, cipher => "IDEA"); in the following script. How can I correct this?

What is a Business Analyst? Here You Go.

Since I've been away for so long I've been taking a look back through different comments and questions and I keep seeing questions asking what a Business Analyst is. I've tried to answer the question before but apparently I did not succeed. I decided to try one more time to express what an honest to goodness Business Analyst does. Here it is: Business Analysts get the job done.

Index Compression

I guess it 's time to get back to blogging about how stuff works. I have a little more time to think right now; in between articles and have no presentations due to any conferences in the near future, so I will use the few minutes of extra time for some good old fashion tech blogging. Although DB2 adds index compression in DB2 9, the term compression is where similarities to data compression

FAQ 3.17 Is it safe to return a reference to local or lexical data?

This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq3.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at [link] .