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Re^2: I prefer not to run the latest version of Perl because:

by kcott (Archbishop)
on Feb 01, 2023 at 16:57 UTC ( [id://11150070]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: I prefer not to run the latest version of Perl because:
in thread I prefer not to run the latest version of Perl because:

"I actually do prefer to run "the latest version of Perl" and that I am therefore unable to cast a truthful vote."

Ditto -- no vote cast.

I suggested a way to handle this situation in "Re^2: poll ideas quest 2023 (perl version)": "an option should be provided for those with the opposite preference".

— Ken

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Re^3: I prefer not to run the latest version of Perl because:
by hippo (Bishop) on Feb 02, 2023 at 12:24 UTC

    And it was a good suggestion (as were some others). Unfortunately I've been busy and did not have time to collate/deploy all those good suggestions before the poll idea suddenly became a live poll. Sorry about that.

    In case anyone was wondering, the inspiration for the poll was Re^5: help with "symbol lookup error" message by syphilis.


    🦛

      A mis-post from you? I guess we all have our days. I would be curious to see this poll again with options that might include:

      Today's latest and greatest software contains tomorrow's zero day exploits.

      Gruss aus Amiland, where our common life is a TruthSocial mispost

Re^3: I prefer not to run the latest version of Perl because:
by Bod (Parson) on Feb 01, 2023 at 23:19 UTC

    It's a pity there's no "abstain" option, as I also prefer to run the latest stable release. However, I have 5.32 on this machine in my home office (Windows 10 box with Strawberry Perl) and I'm stuck with 5.16.3 on my shared hosting - one day I will change to VPS and have something a little more modern!

Re^3: I prefer not to run the latest version of Perl because:
by cavac (Parson) on Feb 02, 2023 at 11:57 UTC

    I agree. Running an up-to-date version of Perl makes sense to me, too. I would have to upgrade eventually, come what may. Might as well upgrade to a version that is actively supported and still accepting bug reports and has the latest security fixes.

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