From darren at DarrenDuncan.net  Sun Feb  3 19:22:54 2008
From: darren at DarrenDuncan.net (Darren Duncan)
Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:22:54 -0800
Subject: [VPM] rfc,
	re 2nd draft of my OSCON/YAPC talk proposal on Muldis D/DB
Message-ID: <p06240800c3cc313ef607@[192.168.1.100]>

Hello,

If anyone is willing to respond to me in private (or in public if you 
prefer), I would appreciate any quick critiques on my proposal for a 
45-minute talk on my Muldis D/DB project for OSCON 2008, the 
proposals being due at the end of tomorrow/monday.  (Its already 
submitted, but I can edit it.)  Following OSCON's due date, I'll 
submit it to YAPC NA as well (possibly for a 20-min slot instead).

I have already had my first draft (not announced) looked at by 2 
people (David Wheeler and Peter Duncan), and this second draft 
incorporates their feedback and improvements:

     http://darrenduncan.net/OSCON/OSCON2008SessionProposal.txt

Note that the proposal is intentionally more marketing-driven, for 
grabbing people's attention, than ordinary documentation.

So for example I used some terms I wouldn't normally use in the 
standard project documentation, or used some terms more informally, 
just to quickly catch people's attention based on the more-commonly 
understood meanings of the terms ("object-relational" for example 
being the commonly understood term for relational tools that let 
users define their own types and operators, though plain truly 
relational actually requires those features).

Any further feedback is appreciated, with the aim of the proposal 
being attractive to the committee first, then attendees later, while 
not misleading.

Also note that the brief marketing description is limited to 400 
characters, and is now 396, so any changes can't make it longer.

Thank you. -- Darren Duncan

From jeremygwa at hotmail.com  Sat Feb  9 15:21:20 2008
From: jeremygwa at hotmail.com (Jer A)
Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 15:21:20 -0800
Subject: [VPM]  cross-platform detached process invoke method
Message-ID: <BAY113-W3639D08AA862487EB2BF85B2280@phx.gbl>


hey all,


whats a way to do this? it - should work on both Windows/*nix

can this be done in a cgi script, where the script exits, leaving the child to exit on it's own?

can this be done without loading any bulky modules?

Thanks in advance for any help.

-Jeremy
_________________________________________________________________


From tyler at yi.org  Sat Feb  9 15:44:22 2008
From: tyler at yi.org (Tyler MacDonald)
Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:44:22 -0800
Subject: [VPM] cross-platform detached process invoke method
In-Reply-To: <BAY113-W3639D08AA862487EB2BF85B2280@phx.gbl>
References: <BAY113-W3639D08AA862487EB2BF85B2280@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <20080209234422.GE24676@yi.org>

Jer A <jeremygwa at hotmail.com> wrote:
> whats a way to do this? it - should work on both Windows/*nix

  In the past, I've used IPC::Run3 for this.

> can this be done in a cgi script, where the script exits, leaving the
> child to exit on it's own?

  Now *that* can be tricky to do in a cross-platform way. The ideal way to
start a process in the background in Win32 is to use START.EXE (I think?
it's been awhile)... So you could have your script check the value of $^O,
and if it's win32, invoke START.EXE, otherwise use a shell construct to
start a process in the background.

> can this be done without loading any bulky modules?

  IPC::Run3 isn't bulky. :-)

> Thanks in advance for any help.

  One other thing to consider, is how you are going to prevent this cgi
script from invoking 1,000 scripts if the user keeps hitting 'reload'...
that can chew up windows' process table rather quickly.

  Cheers,
    Tyler

From Peter at PSDT.com  Sun Feb 10 17:17:39 2008
From: Peter at PSDT.com (Peter Scott)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:17:39 -0800
Subject: [VPM] cross-platform detached process invoke method
In-Reply-To: <20080209234422.GE24676@yi.org>
References: <BAY113-W3639D08AA862487EB2BF85B2280@phx.gbl>
	<20080209234422.GE24676@yi.org>
Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20080210171456.031a3320@mail.webquarry.com>

At 03:44 PM 2/9/2008, Tyler MacDonald wrote:
>Jer A <jeremygwa at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > whats a way to do this? it - should work on both Windows/*nix
>
>   In the past, I've used IPC::Run3 for this.
>
> > can this be done in a cgi script, where the script exits, leaving the
> > child to exit on it's own?
>
>   Now *that* can be tricky to do in a cross-platform way. The ideal way to
>start a process in the background in Win32 is to use START.EXE (I think?
>it's been awhile)... So you could have your script check the value of $^O,
>and if it's win32, invoke START.EXE, otherwise use a shell construct to
>start a process in the background.
>
> > can this be done without loading any bulky modules?
>
>   IPC::Run3 isn't bulky. :-)
>
> > Thanks in advance for any help.

fork() was made to work on Windows some time ago (5.6.1?) in 
ActiveState Perl, so that gives you some portability.  Dunno about 
interprocess communication or stuff like shared memory.  Threads 
probably also works, haven't tried.

C:>perl -le "fork and print 'Parent ', $$ or print 'Child ', $$"
Parent 3708
Child -3384


-- 
Peter Scott
Pacific Systems Design Technologies
http://www.perldebugged.com/
http://www.perlmedic.com/



From tyler at yi.org  Mon Feb 25 14:05:45 2008
From: tyler at yi.org (Tyler MacDonald)
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:05:45 -0800
Subject: [VPM] Job Posting: FillZ.com - Developer
Message-ID: <20080225220545.GJ12777@yi.org>

Please reply off-list...

------

Our dynamic, high energy company is currently seeking a programmer that can
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Nice to Have?s:

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* Experience supporting customers in a direct support or a sales engineering
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* Working knowledge of highly available, highly scalable enterprise
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* Experience using Agile development methodologies such as XP

* MySQL administration and replication

* Linux system administration (FillZ uses Centos which is a RedHat
Enterprise derivative)

* Backup, Recovery and Monitoring (FillZ currently uses Nagios)

* Additional languages: German and/or French are also nice to have


From FedraY at parkerservices.com  Tue Feb 26 13:51:58 2008
From: FedraY at parkerservices.com (Fedra Y. Yazdi)
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:51:58 -0800
Subject: [VPM] R U Mod_PERL?
Message-ID: <BB81C72F2EC6AB498C8B5F064CD2EFB8C79B31@rogue.ParkerSvs.com>

 

Hello 

This is Fedra, I am a member of SPUG in Seattle, and wanted to take this
opportunity to introduce myself.

I have an opportunity here in SEATTLE, WA and I thought you would like
to hear about it.

 

It's a with a local company here in Seattle, they have been around about
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I have the details for the position included here in this email, please
let me know if you have any questions. If you may be interested in this
position please don't hesitate to contact me. 

 

 

I have my full contact info included .

 

Duration: 12 month then goes perm or possibly soon for the PERM option

Location: Seattle, WA

Hourly Comp: DOE 

Salary: DOE

 

R  U  MOD-PERL?

 

We are looking for an experienced PERL DEV with experience implementing
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*	Ability to clearly and concisely communicate technical ideas

 

This is a contract position with a strong possibility of it going perm,
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If you are interested in this opportunity please contact me:

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206-652-1583 DIRECT 

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Thank you  

 

Fedra Yazdi

Sr. Technical Recruiter 
Parker Technical | 605 Fifth Ave S, Suite 850 | Seattle, WA 98104
fedray at parkerservices.com <blocked::mailto:fedray at parkerservices.com>  |
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Talk to me on GTALK, YAHOO or MSN

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