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in thread Contributions to Linux via PerlMonks

We have been pre-empted by Eric Raymond working in Python.

The current project is here.

Personally I think doing a Linux-specific thing in Perl is somewhat silly. What is the point of having an ultra-portable language if the first thing you want to do is try to write unportable code? Just because you like Linux does not mean that kudra or KM shouldn't find it useful on *BSD...

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RE: RE (2): Contributions to Linux via PerlMonks
by BlueLines (Hermit) on Aug 09, 2000 at 02:13 UTC
    well, the original question asked was regarding a PerlMonks contribution to linux. I do everything but play q3 on openBSD machines, and i wasn't intending to start a holy war over this. But I can't think of anything offhand that could both benefit from being rewritten in perl and is not platform specific. I mean, just because ping/telnet/lsof can be rewritten in perl doesn't necessarily mean they should be...

    how about a gui kernel configuration tool for *BSD?

    BlueLines

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      I apologize for not including all other OS's, all the points made were very very accurate. If Perl is meant to be an ultraportable language, then it should cross every platform. Good point all of you. THen I re-word my question: Would it be a viable option for a PerlMonks project that could cross all platforms, be very helpful, and perhaps garnish me some free pie? Okay two out of three ain't bad!

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