It may be worth noting that, although Larry, Tom, and/or Randal imply in 'Programming Perl,' Edition 2, 1996, p. 363 that they have high hopes for Penguin (even hinting that it might become part of the standard Perl distribution):

• The most recent version of Penguin is dated May, 1997.
• The FAQ and README from that release make Penguin sound like very much a work in progress.
• There appears to have been no release addressing the deficiencies mentioned in the brief docs that accompany the 1997 version.
• Edition 3 of 'Programming Perl' completely reshuffles the material in Edition 2, chapter 6 where Penguin was mentioned. In the process it appears all mention of Penguin in edition 3 has been dropped.

FWIW

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