Change 32624: PerlFAQ sync by Rafael Garcia-Suarez- December 17, 2007 Change 32624 by rgsstcosmo on 20071217 11:26:47 PerlFAQ syncAffected files ...... depotperlpodperlfaq1.pod63 editDifferences ...==== depotperlpodperlfaq1.pod63 (text) ====Index: perlpodperlfaq1.pod--- perlpodperlfaq1.pod6232464 2007-11-23 03:39:00.000000000 -0800+++ perlpodperlfaq1.pod 2007-12-17 03:26:47.000000000 -0800 -1,6 +1,6 =head1 NAME -perlfaq1 - General Questions About Perl ($Revision: 10127 $)+perlfaq1 - General Questions About Perl ($Revision: 10427 $) =head1 DESCRIPTION -61,7...http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perlfaq.workers/2007/12/msg606.html Re: DOC PATCH teach perlfaq1 about 5.10 by Michael G Schwern- December 16, 2007 Joshua Juran wrote:> On Dec 13, 2007, at 6:41 AM, brian d foy wrote:> >> In article <20071212231027.GN28348pjcj.net>, Paul Johnson>> <paulpjcj.net> wrote:>>>> Thanks for the patch. I&39;ll fix those up today.>>>>> Versions prior to perl5.004 had serious security problems with buffer>>> overflows, and in some cases have CERT advisories (for instance,>>> -http:www.cert.orgadvisoriesCA-1997-17.html ).>>>...http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perlfaq.workers/2007/12/msg605.html Re: DOC PATCH teach perlfaq1 about 5.10 by Joshua Juran- December 16, 2007 On Dec 13, 2007, at 6:41 AM, brian d foy wrote:> In article <20071212231027.GN28348pjcj.net>, Paul Johnson> <paulpjcj.net> wrote:>> Thanks for the patch. I&39;ll fix those up today.>>> Versions prior to perl5.004 had serious security problems with >> buffer>> overflows, and in some cases have CERT advisories (for instance,>> -http:www.cert.orgadvisoriesCA-1997-17.html ).>> +http:www.cert.orgadvisoriesCA-1997-17.html).>> By...http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perlfaq.workers/2007/12/msg604.html Re: DOC PATCH teach perlfaq1 about 5.10 by David Nicol- December 13, 2007 On Dec 13, 2007 2:29 AM, Nicholas Clark <nickccl4.org> wrote:> On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 03:37:49PM -0800, Michael G Schwern wrote:> > Paul Johnson wrote:> > > Questions:> > >> > > - Do we want to try to predict when Perl 6 will (or will not) be> > > released Am I accurate, or at least not inaccurate> >> > I think, given our past wild inaccuracies about Perl 6 predictions (ie. the> > "by Christmas" running gag),...http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perlfaq.workers/2007/12/msg603.html Re: DOC PATCH teach perlfaq1 about 5.10 by brian d foy- December 13, 2007 In article <20071212231027.GN28348pjcj.net>, Paul Johnson<paulpjcj.net> wrote:> Questions:> > - Do we want to try to predict when Perl 6 will (or will not) be> released Am I accurate, or at least not inaccurate> > - How are (were) production releases measured I count 28 production> releases over the last 14 years, ten of which were (or will be) major> (aka minor) version increments. You&39;re asking this because a part of the FAQ talks about how..http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perlfaq.workers/2007/12/msg602.html Re: DOC PATCH teach perlfaq1 about 5.10 by brian d foy- December 13, 2007 In article <20071212231027.GN28348pjcj.net>, Paul Johnson<paulpjcj.net> wrote:Thanks for the patch. I&39;ll fix those up today.> Versions prior to perl5.004 had serious security problems with buffer> overflows, and in some cases have CERT advisories (for instance,> -http:www.cert.orgadvisoriesCA-1997-17.html ).> +http:www.cert.orgadvisoriesCA-1997-17.html).By convention we&39;re putting a space after all URLs so the succeedingcharacters aren&39;t treated as part of the.http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perlfaq.workers/2007/12/msg601.html Re: DOC PATCH teach perlfaq1 about 5.10 by Michael G Schwern- December 13, 2007 Paul Johnson wrote:> Questions:> > - Do we want to try to predict when Perl 6 will (or will not) be> released Am I accurate, or at least not inaccurateI think, given our past wild inaccuracies about Perl 6 predictions (ie. the"by Christmas" running gag), that we should pull any predictions and simplysay what we know: that there is no release date for Perl 6 and Perl 5 willcontinue to be supported well after its release.> -107,18 +107,18 > > =item > ...http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perlfaq.workers/2007/12/msg600.html Re: DOC PATCH teach perlfaq1 about 5.10 by Nicholas Clark- December 13, 2007 On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 03:37:49PM -0800, Michael G Schwern wrote:> Paul Johnson wrote:> > Questions:> > > > - Do we want to try to predict when Perl 6 will (or will not) be> > released Am I accurate, or at least not inaccurate> > I think, given our past wild inaccuracies about Perl 6 predictions (ie. the> "by Christmas" running gag), that we should pull any predictions and simply> say what we know: that there is no release date for Perl 6..http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perlfaq.workers/2007/12/msg599.html Re: DOC PATCH teach perlfaq1 about 5.10 by chromatic- December 13, 2007 On Wednesday 12 December 2007 15:37:49 Michael G Schwern wrote:> Paul Johnson wrote:> > Questions:> >> > - Do we want to try to predict when Perl 6 will (or will not) be> > released Am I accurate, or at least not inaccurate>> I think, given our past wild inaccuracies about Perl 6 predictions (ie. the> "by Christmas" running gag), that we should pull any predictions and simply> say what we know: that there is no release date for Perl 6 and...http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perlfaq.workers/2007/12/msg598.html DOC PATCH teach perlfaq1 about 5.10 by Paul Johnson- December 12, 2007 Questions: - Do we want to try to predict when Perl 6 will (or will not) be released Am I accurate, or at least not inaccurate - How are (were) production releases measured I count 28 production releases over the last 14 years, ten of which were (or will be) major (aka minor) version increments.--- podperlfaq1.pod.org 2007-11-23 12:40:03.000000000 +0100+++ podperlfaq1.pod 2007-12-12 23:39:40.000000000 +0100 -61,7 +61,7 There is often a matter of opinion and taste, and there isn&39;t...http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perlfaq.workers/2007/12/msg597.html |