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Re: RFC: Removing CGI.pm from the core distribution

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From:
Johan Vromans
Date:
May 24, 2013 11:53
Subject:
Re: RFC: Removing CGI.pm from the core distribution
Message ID:
m2ehcwzj9i.fsf@phoenix.squirrel.nl
demerphq <demerphq@gmail.com> writes:

>> It would not be easy to do on web hosting which does not has
>> possibility of installing modules from CPAN. Also currently CGI.pm
>> requires FCGI which requires compiler which frequently is not
>> installed.
>
> Maybe the consequence of this would be that hosting services start
> adopting a more progressive approach to this subject.

That would have been so several years ago. I don't think it works like
that nowadays.

 Hosting provider: Here's your system. Good luck.
 Client: Hey, I need perl!
 Hosting provider: Perl's on the system.
 Client: But I need to install modules to get my web application going.
 Hosting provider: Can't do. Please use php / ruby / ...  instead. 

-- Johan
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