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Nicholas Clark
Date:
November 21, 2007 08:02
Subject:
Re: Dropping 5.5 support from my modules.
Message ID:
20071121160140.GG23703@plum.flirble.org
On Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 08:21:59AM -0600, Brandon Black wrote:

> So long as VMS support in Perl is basically "free", in that there's a 
> VMS community who's actively able to maintain it and keep it from 
> burdening core development, I don't see a problem.  But developer hours 
> are a finite and valuable resource, and I'd rather not see any wasted on 
> VMS.  Ditto for IBM EBCDIC platforms.

> They represent very tiny subsets of the community, they're overpriced 
> proprietary platforms supposedly supported by giant companies, and if 
> their customers want Perl IMHO it's their [IBM or HP's] job to get it 
> running.

Not only do HP make test machines available to all with VMS on, but the
staff on Testdrive are incredibly helpful.

IBM don't even offer a test system.

Nicholas Clark
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