Re: Larry's Apocalypse 1

[Damian Conway]

   > Of course all of this has been discussed. (See
   > http://archive.develooper.com/perl6-language-io%40perl.org/,
   > especially RFCs 100 and 14.)

And is already available in a nearby parallel dimension:

        http://www.yetanother.org/damian/Perl5+i/open.html

;-)

Damian