Couldn't "developers in large corporate environments" try to backport the modules to the version of Perl they are running?

Instead of re-writing a module why not take a look at the code and see if you can patch it to work for you. You can even have the makefile pre-process the module if it finds that the running version of perl does not support some constructs. For example 3 argument open, use of our or even the qr// construct. Done properly this should not intrude on the code for quite a few modules. Oh, and don't forget to send those test reports for old versions of perl ;--)

It seems like a win-win situation to me: you get a proper module in less time than it would have taken you to write it, plus support and new versions, and the author gets users, patches and a module that works on more systems.

In reply to Re: Why non-core CPAN modules can't be used in large corporate environments. by mirod
in thread Why non-core CPAN modules can't be used in large corporate environments. by Moron

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