You don't have to be grateful. You don't have to use code I've written. You don't have to care. Even so, I think that telling a volunteer "Sorry, it isn't enough!" is a bit rude. - chromatic

I am sorry if that was the tone you received from my post and I apologize. That was not my intention. I have deep respect for all you have done.

When I said "vendors" I was thinking specifically of CentOS 5, which continues to ship with 5.8 (to the best of my knowledge.) I understand that the situation will be changing in the near future. Yes, I know that there are ways around that limitation, but they are not an option for everyone who might be stuck with that OS.

In any event, it seems that you and I are arguing at cross purposes when we both have strong feelings for Perl and wish to see it move forward in a way that not only advances the language and recruits new converts, but gives existing proponents the tools they need to eventually "catch up" as their situation permits.

It helps to remember that the primary goal is to drain the swamp even when you are hip-deep in alligators.

In reply to Re^5: Make $^V and "my" implicit by boftx
in thread Make $^V and "my" implicit by gunzip

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