On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:30:36 +0200, Juerd Waalboer wrote: > A useful, easily installable library bundle does not have to be in the > core distribution. > > Debian already has its own split between perl and perl-modules. This is > a great scheme that allows Debian to use Perl in the base system, > without requiring the loads of unused modules that usually come with it. > If you need those modules, though, you can easily install them.
That is such a specialized application that it would make sense to release two distributions of Perl: Perl 6 Perl 6 for OS and embedded systems integrators -- Peter Scott http://www.perlmedic.com/ http://www.perldebugged.com/