Like I said, I compile my own. The so called "Apache's" build is just ActivePerl.

Some other reasons i've stopped using AS include actions such as purposely removing pod from their modules, for example ActivePerl::DocTools (inspired me to write Pod::Master), among others. I don't know why they did that, I just know I don't like it :)

Another reason is the "ActiveState Community License". Perl is released under the Artistic License or the GNU General Public License. I'm no expert, but whatever they were trying to accomplish with their "community license" does not look right to me, and I just don't like it (for one thing, if you type `perl -V', it makes no mention of their community license).

That's pretty much it, well, that's what I can remember (*mumble* various bugs with PPM...and PerlScript security issues... don't ask me).

Another reasons is that since I got a compiler I got kind of compile-happy .. I started smoking perl... this weighed heavily on my decision not to use ActivePerl.