On Tue, 9 May 2000, Keith G. Murphy wrote:
> Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 09:43:29 -0500
> From: Keith G. Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: mod_perl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: OT: Re: Most nonesense I've ever read about mod_perl
>
> Frank Mayhar wrote:
> >
> > Matt Sergeant wrote:
> > > On Sun, 7 May 2000, Frank Mayhar wrote:
> > > > Perl does have some good constructs for Web work, too. I've been writing
> > > > a webstore and some stuff is really convenient that would be inconvenient
> > > > in C. On the other hand, there's some stuff that I just wouldn't use Perl
> > > > for, like, say, a system daemon, and there's other stuff that I _can't_ use
> > > > it for, like in the kernel.
> > > Do a web search for perlfs - yes someone really did embed perl into the
> > > Linux kernel ;-)
> >
> > Kill them. Kill them now.
> > --
> Don't forget the wooden stake through their hearts.
>
> But, given that Perl has such odd but useful syntax, I've always wanted
> to see core Perl in *firmware*. Think how mod_perl could fly! :-)
>
> But then, I enjoyed the C64 with its embedded Basic. I liked it more
> when I put that Comal cartridge in there. Yeah, kill me. Kill me now.
Perl isn't actually imbeded in the kernel. The kernel module calls Perl in user
space.
-timmo
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