>>>>> "LW" == Larry Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
LW> But yelling that formats are essential to the core reminds me of my
LW> kids, who sometimes act as if they're being excoriated when we're
LW> merely trying to get them out of their dirty clothes and into some
LW> clean clothes. As humans we identify too closely with our clothes.
What do you mean by core? Core users or core perl engine?
The original suggestion that started this thread, implied that formats
were a vestigial appendix that is ready to be surgically removed.
It boils down to having the capability right there, without having to
go through hurdles to make it available.
I wouldn't mind, if formats were made even easier. If they could handle
variable width fonts. Could generate postscript/html/whatever output.
But I'll live with the current capablities.
<chaim>
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