Re: Web Module (Was: Perl6 new features) On 6/22/07, chromatic  wrote:
> On Friday 22 June 2007 11:07:35 Chas Owens wrote:
>
> > Please, god, no. Or at least make two distributions: Bare Perl 6 and
> > Perl 6. Many companies have a "Only Core Perl" policy. They refuse
> > to install CPAN modules because "We don't trust them".
>
> I think of this the same way I think of "Do not drink even if you mix with
> beer" labels on bleach bottles.  Stupid people often remove their genes from
> the pool.  We should not discourage stupid business practices from doing the
> same.
>
> -- c
>

I still need to earn a paycheck, and I would rather do it with Perl
than with Java.  Fighting my customers stupidity, instead of working
around it, is a good way to stop earning my paycheck. But, as Jerry
pointed out, it will be a lot easier to hide module usage in Perl 6.
Get a code review sign off from people who aren't idiots, compile it
all to bytecode, and hand off the binary file to the schmucks who are
the problem.

