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On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 04:38:09PM +0100, Steffen Schwigon wrote: > Nicholas Clark <nick@ccl4.org> writes: > > Why did you upgrade your systems to 5.12? > > Generally to use new features in my own software. > > In this case I only need 5.10. But I always upgrade to latest stable > as soon as possible (eg., when setting up a new machine) because then > the upgrade carnage is smaller than after skipping more versions and > the know-how and support on the net is more fresh. In my experience. So you're using the same perl binary for your own software (that you control, understand, and are in a position to audit), and a large amount of software which you aren't in a practical position to audit? Because effectively you're requesting that you a: can have new features b: never have old misfeatures removed c: at no cost which means that you've externalised the actual costs of providing all 3. Which isn't a request that can be satisfied. You're not going to get all 3. Nicholas ClarkThread Previous | Thread Next