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Date:      Tue, 25 Jan 2005 23:59:54 +0100
From:      Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: perl and ports
Message-ID:  <ef60af0905012514592ad9e07a@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20050125224732.GA28662@xor.obsecurity.org>
References:  <200501242315.12888.donaldj1066@fastmail.fm> <200501251530.06424.shinjii@virusinfo.rdksupportinc.com> <20050125055301.GB16896@xor.obsecurity.org> <ef60af0905012500265eb38b66@mail.gmail.com> <EB3282A396FFCC78382D2E81@utd49554.utdallas.edu> <ef60af090501251100472d6fb6@mail.gmail.com> <20050125194736.GD76109@xor.obsecurity.org> <ef60af09050125142353301be4@mail.gmail.com> <ef60af09050125144166ecaae4@mail.gmail.com> <20050125224732.GA28662@xor.obsecurity.org>

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On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:47:32 -0800, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 11:41:56PM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote:
> > ps who is the imake developer ?
> >
> > Believe me i am going to mail every developer where perl comes in
> > between me and the application :P
> 
> That would mostly just irritate developers and point out your own
> ignorance.
> 
> I think you need to learn some more about how the ports collection
> works before you embark upon this crusade - in particular, understand
> how and why perl is used in the places it is, and whether it's
> feasible to remove it (in most cases it is not).
> 
> Kris
> 

no why would it irritate developers ? Its just a question ? i only
want them to think a bit before they bring in perl to build there
application.

I am not a developer so i can not think for them i can only ask
questions. I would not even ask them if the application itself would
use it. Then i would accept it as part of a furniture.

PS if you buy a new television do you still want the robotic arm of
the factory standing next to it in your living room ?

I can only talk about cosmetic things as a user because i dont know
how a television works inside.



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