Re: perlfaq1: "Which version of Perl should I use?" and "What are perl4, perl5, or perl6?"
[email protected] (Robert Spier) Sun, 30 Jan 2005 21:34:34 -0800
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> +Versions prior to perl5.004 had serious problems with > +buffer overflows, and in some cases have CERT advisories. If someone is asking the question "what version of perl" - they may not know what a buffer overflow or CERT advisory is. Can the words "security problem" or "security hole" be worked in? > +No one is actively supporting perl4.x. Five years ago it was > +a dead camel carcass (according to this document). Now it's barely > +a skeleton as its whitewashed bones have fractured or eroded. ;)