> +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. ;)