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in thread Why does a Perl 5.6 regex run a lot slower on Perl 5.8?

I think the point is that you don't need to worry about that if you're talking to a commercial vendor. It's a shift in attitude that anyone moving to F/OSS, hopefully, will get used to.

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Re^2: Slapping People For Help
by chromatic (Archbishop) on Aug 16, 2004 at 18:49 UTC

    I've talked to proprietary vendors before. Maybe some don't cause you to worry, but those I can think of did not inspire me with confidence.

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Re^2: Slapping People For Help
by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Aug 17, 2004 at 08:25 UTC

    Barnraising your IT might be an interesting read.

    Make sure to read the comments on sentiments about commercial vendors and contracts.

    Makeshifts last the longest.

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