ActiveState does not give Perl to other people to allow them to strip it down. Both ActiveState and IndigoStar get the Perl source code the same way anyone else can and then they each build a Perl distribution from it.

So your understanding of IndigoPerl is wrong in both the idea that it "is ActivePerl" and in thinking that it is "stripped down". IndigoPerl includes the full Perl distribution plus has some very nice extra features such as coming with Apache, a GUI package manager that works with PPM files from other sources including ActiveState, and a "Perl Console" that can make the documentation easier to navigate.

It also has a less restrictive license and a less fancy install process which I prefer. ActiveState's install tends to confuse people into thinking that installing Perl requires Registry settings, etc. like most Windows packages (which mostly isn't true) and requires an extra reboot in order to install the MS Installer (for many versions of Windows).

        - tye

In reply to (tye)Re: ActivePerl or IndigoPerl? by tye
in thread ActivePerl or IndigoPerl? by Theseus

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