in reply to ActiveState’s Perl Installer

Sorry, but did you know that Active State is a company that has to pay salaries? If you don't like their FREE products, just don't use em.
If you like those use them.
If you don't like to pay for and to use their professional products , don't use them or if you think its worth it, go ahead and use them.
And what would you do, if Active State would tomorrow decide to not to offer any free products any more, but to sell everything for cash? Would you sue them to court?
I am really sorry for being rude on this but "There is NO Breakfast without rolls".

Have a nice day
All decision is left to your taste

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Re: Re: ActiveState’s Perl Installer
by ignatz (Vicar) on Jan 25, 2002 at 22:40 UTC
    Last I checked, they didn't write Perl. Activestate can do whatever they like legally with the Perl installer, but that doesn't mean that I should like it or think that it's a good idea. For me, them trying to turn something free that built their company into something that people think they have to pay for is a bad idea.

    UPDATE:
    I'm really glad that Larry didn't think that way.

    UPDATE2:
    Hmmm.... Don't remember writing "they did write perl", but they didn't write perl. Fixed it.

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      Tsk Tsk Tsk a monk that says,

      Last I checked, they did write Perl.

      Check out the Perl Timeline if you really want to get a feel for where Activestate fits into it.

      coreolyn
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