in reply to Perl modules and "new"

It's a known problem. See for example this note by Abigail. Simon Cozens recently wrote a blog entry about the same problem. I'll post the link as soon as I find it.

Update: I found where I found it: this journal entry on use.perl.org, pointing to here. (And in case you didn't know, Simon Cozens is one of the Perl Gods.)