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"H.Merijn Brand" <h.m.brand@xs4all.nl> writes: > The core decision is not to deprecate CGI as a module, it is trying to > remove the bundling with CORE. Never underestimate the benefits of being a core module. As a core module, CGI.pm is guaranteed to be there, and it will work. If you want something quick and simple, CGI.pm is the obvious choice. As a CPAN module, you'll have to install it yourself, if you can, and there's no guarantee it will work. And, if you want something quick and simple, use CPAN search and find yourself drowned in houndreds of CGI handling modules. Good luck finding one that suits your needs. And works. The bottom line is: Do we want to ship perl such that it is easy to get started with simple web applications? If so we either need to include CGI.pm in the core, or put it on CPAN *and*make*sure*it*works. No change in maintenance burden. -- JohanThread Previous | Thread Next