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From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To: Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com>
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On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 01:42:24AM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote:
> Do we still need perl to make use of ports
>=20
> Just asking because it bugs me. I never use it and it just takes up
> space and it is a security risc :P I want it gone :)

Only if you want to do certain things like 'make index', but not for
general use (this has been the case for years).

Kris

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