> 1. change the default bindtype for NUMBER without its scale and precisiion
>   from Fixnum to Float.
>   If you want to change it, use 'OCI8::Cursor.select_number_as='.
>   (This problem is reported by William Lawson, Dmitry Maksyoma and Andreas Habel.)
> 
> 2. add 'OCI8::Cursor#fetch_hash'. fetch an array as Hash.
>   (contributed by Jason Sweat)
> 
> 3. don't raise an error when OCI_SUCCESS_WITH_INFO.
>   (suggested by Kenji Nishishiro)
> 
> 4. support Oracle Instant Installer.
>   (suggested by Eustaquio Rangel de Oliveira Jr.)
> 
> 5. fix to compile for Oracle 8.1.7 on Linux.

This is all great stuff !!
Thank you a lot

                               vruz