What do you want to achieve with this posting?

If it's a call for testing: I tested the tar ball on a Debian Etch i386 32 bit system, with libexpat-dev installed, and it built and "make test"ed like a charm.

If it's primarily a way to express your dissatisfaction with other members of the Perl community I don't think here's the right place. And remote psychological diagnosis doesn't improve the situation, independently of whether it's actually correct or not.