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Disinformation Is An Open Source Problem

The Oxford dictionary defines disinformation as “false information which is intended to mislead.” That simple definition seems to understate the problem, given the fact that ...
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Deploying Tcl Applications With Starpacks
Deploying Tcl Applications with Starpacks
Finally your software is complete! Ready to leave the nest of your development environment, spread its wings, fly into the wide world of unpredictable user ...
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Pain-free Continuous Integration for Python Using tox+Hudson
At ActiveState, we use Hudson for continuous integration of our various Python projects such as PyPM. Why do we use Hudson and not Buildbot? The ...
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New M2Crypto Module in ActivePython
New M2Crypto Module in ActivePython
With security being top of mind for many organizations, the addition of the most complete Python wrapper for OpenSSL, M2Crypto, is a welcome addition to ...
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Celebrating 22 Builds of Komodo by the LA Zoo
Last Thursday the LA Zoo & Botanical Gardens tweeted that they’d successfully hatched 22 Komodo dragons. That’s awesome! Congratulations to the Zoo staff on their ...
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Google Summer of Code: Tcl-style
Now that this year’s Google Summer of Code has ended, it’s time for Matthew and me as admins for the Tcl Association to summarize things. ...
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Deployment & distribution: PerlApp or ActivePerl OEM?
Deployment & distribution: PerlApp or ActivePerl OEM?
With thousands of people downloading ActivePerl and Perl Dev Kit to get started with creating applications or scripts with Perl, one of the questions we ...
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5 Key Database Modules added into ActivePython: PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server and ODBC
ActivePython now provides five key Python database modules: mysql-python, psycopg2, cx_Oracle, pyodbc, and pymssql. With the addition of these modules, ActivePython now supports the world’s most ...
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Perl 5.12: Ready to Make the Move?
Last week we hosted a webinar on Perl called “Keeping up with Perl: development, upgrade and deployment options for Perl 5.12 “, where 79% of ...
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Komodo IDE on a USB Stick
Komodo IDE on a USB stick
I like it when a Komodo tech support email comes in that makes me think “Good question. I don’t know the answer. I bet we ...
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How to Sell Enterprise Language Distributions to Your Boss
In working with Perl, Python, and Tcl developers in companies, many have a strong preference for using the ActiveState versions of these dynamic languages. Developers ...
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ActiveState Survey Results: Security biggest barrier to Cloud adoption
July's ActiveState quick poll focused on Cloud adoption, and revealed that developers are still feeling a little 'insecure' about the cloud. Responses revealed that it ...
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Komodo 6.0 Beta 3: Faster, More Stable, Invoke Tool panel
We released Komodo 6.0 beta 3 today and we want your feedback. If you tried beta 2 from about a month ago and hit stability issues, ...
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