# from David Golden
# on Wednesday 02 December 2009 16:37:
>> We can't really draw a line between "core" and "author support" --
>> only between "core" and "not core" (because what was once in "core"
>> is
>
>Sorry. I was imprecise. I was not saying "core" to mean "Perl core".
> Just what is *essential* for configure/build/test/install and what is
>extra to support authors.
I know that's what you meant. And yet the coreness curse has probably
already taken effect. If you remove something, you'll find out how
many people were relying on it in a couple years when they finally
upgrade.
--Eric
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We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals.
--Quarry worker's creed
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