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MacPerl 5.6.1 Released

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the perly-goodness dept.

pudge (apple.slashdot.org editor and MacPerl Maintainer) writes "MacPerl 5.6.1r1 is the first release of MacPerl in four years. It is now based on perl 5.6.1 -- actually on the latest unreleased 5.6 sources, so MacPerl is the most advanced release of perl ever -- and support for MacPerl is now in the perl core, for both 5.6 and 5.8. MacPerl can also be built entirely with freely available software. And, like its predecessor, it runs on Mac OS X under the Classic environment. Read the announcement, and see macperldelta for details on what's changed."

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  1. Your .sig by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Literally, it says "Gender Donkey Cat" in Chinese. Something got lost in the translation. Just so you know.

    From a troll who studied Chinese.

  2. WOW!! by Reality+Master+101 · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...actually on the latest unreleased 5.6 sources, so MacPerl is the most advanced release of perl ever...

    Good lord! The most advanced Perl EVER ?? I'm running out to buy a Mac RIGHT NOW.

    I mean, come on guys... I know Mac people are used to being second class citizens as far as getting the latest releases of software, but this is just... embarrassing.

    Every once in a while, the Mac community gets something first, and they start crowing like I can't believe. Have some self respect, for god's sake.

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    Sometimes it's best to just let stupid people be stupid.
    1. Re:WOW!! by Skirwan · · Score: 5, Funny
      Every once in a while, the Mac community gets something first, and they start crowing like I can't believe. Have some self respect, for god's sake.
      We have plenty of self respect. In fact, we have the most advanced self respect ever!

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      Damn the Emperor!
    2. Re:WOW!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      In fact, we have the most advanced self respect ever!

      And more in fact, we invented self respect! Everyone else ripped it off from us, and are just pale imitations!!

    3. Re:WOW!! by sulli · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, get it straight. Xerox invented self-respect, but did nothing with it. You were the first to rip it off, but were then imitated and surpassed by Microsoft because you didn't license your self-respect to anyone else!

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      sulli
      RTFJ.