"I think you didn't get a reply because you used the terms 'correct' and 'proper', neither of which has much meaning in Perl culture."

“I want to see people using Perl to glue things together creatively, not just technically but also socially.”

“echo $package has manual pages available in source form.echo 'However, you don't have nroff, so they're probably useless to you.”

“We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise.”

“Perhaps I'm missing the gene for making enemies.”

“Anyway, there's plenty of room for doubt. It might seem easy enough, but computer language design is just like a stroll in the park.Jurassic Park, that is.”

“Double *sigh*. _04 is going onto thousands of CDs even as we speak, so to speak.”