On 5/13/02 2:43 PM, Kevin Meltzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > To sum up.. Matts code is bad. It has various security holes, is not > maintained, and is in Perl 4. The 'vendetta' has come from years of him > NOT removing his scripts from the internet (spreading cargo-cult > programming), and not updating them accordingly. When someone is new to > Perl (like yourself) you may just say "Hey, here are some free scripts > I can use! YAY!" and not know they are outdated, poorly programmed, > barely supported, and are know to have recurring security issues. As > well, his code should not be used by beginners to learn how to program > in Perl. Instead, it should be (and is) used in talks of "what not to > do". > > Many of us in the Perl community have repeatedly asked him to either > rewrite his code fully, or simply remove it from his site. He has, each > time, either ignored or flatly refused to do so. This is why NMS was > finally started. > > So, it is the security concerns, as well as the others I mentioned. > Someone else may even have a few I have forgotten. I hope this answers > your question :)
Yes, it does. I knew there must have been some sort of history that I was not aware of... Thanks! -- Michael -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
