RE: Let perl be Perl (was... perl vs php)

[Selena Sol]

> When comparing Java with Perl, one should realize that *anyone* can add
> things to Perl - all you need is working code and rough concensus among
> peers. Quite different from Java, C++ or C. This has both advantages and
> benefits.

I disagree, there are many non SUN-based Java repositories.  And there are
lots of open source Java tools.  While it is true that it is difficult to
get your code into the Sun distribution, it is also true that it is hard to
get your perl code into the perl distribution.