Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 10:57:56 +0100 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> To: Jos Chrispijn <ports@webrz.net> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Perl | Frequent update Message-ID: <BANLkTi=e4ATcaVD1ZY%2BSOdkqpQOp-PwQwQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4DD8D55E.10507@webrz.net> References: <4DD8D55E.10507@webrz.net>
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On 22 May 2011 10:20, Jos Chrispijn <ports@webrz.net> wrote: > Is there a reason why Perl is updated so frequently these days? > Would it be better to keep m version-1 in order to see the latest one being > stable for at least three months? > > regards, > Jos Chrispijn What's the point? Even minor versions of perl are stable, and odd numbers are the development branches -- rather like the kernel of That Other Less-Free OS. It's updated frequently because it's being worked upon by such a large development team now -- it's progress! Chris
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