in reply to Re^3: Why isn't C<use strict> the default?
in thread Why isn't C<use strict> the default?

You don't have to struggle. Backwards compatiblity has always been one of the primary goals and is not going to change any time soon. If you want strict on by default distribute your own perl.
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