It might also be interesting for outsiders.

Yes. The background to this surprising discrepancy may be of interest to other monks ... and is the main reason I hang out here rather than SO, as nicely summarized by Perl Monks pioneer tye:

Most languages are like stackoverflow: I have a question, I want the best answer. Perl is like PerlMonks: I have a doubt, I want to read an interesting discussion about it that is likely to go on a tangent. q-:

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