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Perlbox: A Unix Desktop Written in Perl

Posted by chrisd on from the more-than-just-system("bash") dept.

cascadefx writes "It appears that this programmer has created an Open Sourced Unix Desktop, PerlBox, written in Perl and Tk. I found this posted in response to an article on Perl Monks asking if Perl was obsessed with CGI?. Apparently not. Check it out, it looks pretty interesting." I wonder how fast it runs?

4 of 264 comments (clear)

  1. debian by sewagemaster · · Score: 0, Redundant

    anyone know if there are any debian packages?
    ...too lazy to compile the source

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    my blog
  2. Perl for the desktop? by drik00 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Well, she got the Perl desktop she wanted

    ...now she just needs a Perl necklace...

    (yeah, interpret THAT!)

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    Beer, now there's a temporary solution -- Homer Jay S.
  3. Re:Don't You People Ever Sleep by Stephen+VanDahm · · Score: 2, Redundant

    Site's already /. ed

    It turns out the webserver was written in Perl, too.

  4. Camelot Naturals? by ziplux · · Score: 0, Redundant

    perlbox.org is now redirecting to "www.camelotnaturals.com" for me. Is anyone else having this problem?