Parallel::ForkManager 0.7.6 (#perl, #forkmanager) and publicity

I've put out a new Parallel::ForkManager release: 0.7.6 with small changes:

• Added datastructure retrieval from child processes. (Ken Clarke)
• Using CORE::exit() instead of exit() for mod_perl compatibility.

The new version is available in the project page and (sooner or later) from CPAN.

I did some research about the module publicity and found the following things:

• The most interesting story is that Nathan Patwardhan ported this module to ruby.
• It is mentioned in the perfaq8 man page.
• An introduction article about it in www.perlmonks.org from 2003.
• An article and discussion: Use Parallel Processing For Faster Perl Scripts.
• A blog post about Parallelization in PERL by Michael S. Williamson.
• The following RPM-based Linux distros have packages: Fedora, AltLinux, Redhat EL, Mandrake, Mandriva, PCLinuxOS, PLD.
• The following Linux distros also have packages: Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo.
• Other unix packages: OpenBSD, FreeBSD.
• Someone actually had a talk about it in Madison, WI.
• There is a module which plugs in P::FM to App:CLI. I don't exactly know what it is, but seems cool. :)
• Still in CPAN, there is a project called Archer, which seems to support it, too.
• Other modules popped up which uses P::FM or mention it in their doc: Parallel::Prefork and Parallel::Forker, Parallel::ForkControl, Proc::Queue, Parallel::Loops, MyCPAN::Indexer::Dispatcher::Parallel, Parallel::Simple (the author even wrote a review of the module, scroll down to the SEE ALSO section).
• A hell lot of other discussion threads in www.perlmonks.org

Enjoy!

Class::Date 1.1.10

Class::Date 1.1.10 is released. This is a new release after a long time. (You don't need to change something which is perfect do you? :) )

Project link: http://code.google.com/p/perl-class-date

Changelog entry:

1.1.10  Sun Jul 18 13:27:39 CEST 2010
 - Remove the deprecated UNIVERSAL::import (Vladimir Timofeev)