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Perl is more of a hacking language, which probably explains why its community is so giving. What do you mean by "Perl is more of a hacking language?" Before you answer, I understand that you are using the term hacker in its original sense. Even so, I think it's hard to claim that one language is more of a "hacking language" than another.
I think the reason the community is so giving is because its original contributor and primary benefactor, Larry Wall gave us Perl, our reason for existing together as a community. He set an example. I do agree, however, that he certainly wasn't the first to do so. The hacker culture which fostered Perl1 is indeed rooted in these principles. I also agree that the term "gift society" applies to a wide range of overlapping communities of which ours is only one. 1Larry was working at JPL when he first wrote Perl. I did a co-op there in the mid-90's and found the hacker culture was alive and well. :-)-sauoq "My two cents aren't worth a dime."; In reply to Re: Re: Re: Consideration of the Monk Trademark
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