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diff --git a/pod/perlfaq1.pod b/pod/perlfaq1.pod index 5ca94c99f0..0c112608e7 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq1.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq1.pod @@ -59,14 +59,15 @@ users the informal support will more than suffice. See the answer to You should definitely use version 5. Version 4 is old, limited, and no longer maintained; its last patch (4.036) was in 1992, long ago and far away. Sure, it's stable, but so is anything that's dead; in fact, -perl4 had been called a dead, flea-bitten camel carcass. The most recent -production release is 5.6 (although 5.005_03 is still supported). -The most cutting-edge development release is 5.7. Further references -to the Perl language in this document refer to the production release -unless otherwise specified. There may be one or more official bug fixes -by the time you read this, and also perhaps some experimental versions -on the way to the next release. All releases prior to 5.004 were subject -to buffer overruns, a grave security issue. +perl4 had been called a dead, flea-bitten camel carcass. The most +recent production release is 5.8.0 (although 5.005_03 and 5.6.1 are +still supported). The most cutting-edge development release is 5.9. +Further references to the Perl language in this document refer to the +production release unless otherwise specified. There may be one or +more official bug fixes by the time you read this, and also perhaps +some experimental versions on the way to the next release. +All releases prior to 5.004 were subject to buffer overruns, a grave +security issue. =head2 What are perl4 and perl5? @@ -296,11 +297,12 @@ for any given task. Also mention that the difference between version (Well, OK, maybe it's not quite that distinct, but you get the idea.) If you want support and a reasonable guarantee that what you're developing will continue to work in the future, then you have to run -the supported version. As of January 2002 that probably means -running either of the releases 5.6.1 (released in April 2001) or -5.005_03 (released in March 1999), although 5.004_05 isn't that bad -if you B<absolutely> need such an old version (released in April 1999) -for stability reasons. Anything older than 5.004_05 shouldn't be used. +the supported version. As of August 2002 that means running either +5.8.0 (released in July 2002), or one of the older releases like +5.6.1 (released in April 2001) or 5.005_03 (released in March 1999), +although 5.004_05 isn't that bad if you B<absolutely> need such an old +version (released in April 1999) for stability reasons. +Anything older than 5.004_05 shouldn't be used. Of particular note is the massive bug hunt for buffer overflow problems that went into the 5.004 release. All releases prior to |