From chris@void.printf.net Wed Dec 18 19:59:00 2002 Received: from void.printf.net ([213.253.1.202] ident=mail) by penderel.state51.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18OkLM-0003lw-00 for ; Wed, 18 Dec 2002 19:59:00 +0000 Received: from void ([127.0.0.1] helo=void.printf.net ident=chris) by void.printf.net with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18OkM9-0008Ql-00 for ; Wed, 18 Dec 2002 19:59:49 +0000 To: london.pm@london.pm.org Subject: Fifteenth anniversary of Perl. From: Chris Ball Message-ID: <86y96numh7.fsf@void.printf.net> User-Agent: Gnus/5.090007 (Oort Gnus v0.07) XEmacs/21.4 (Common Lisp, i386-debian-linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: london.pm-admin@london.pm.org Errors-To: london.pm-admin@london.pm.org X-BeenThere: london.pm@london.pm.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: london.pm@london.pm.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: London.pm Perl M[ou]ngers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Wed Dec 18 19:59:02 2002 X-Original-Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 19:59:48 +0000 Content-Length: 682 Lines: 30 From perl5-porters: == From: Mark Jason Dominus Subject: Today is the 15th anniversary of Perl To: perl5-porters@perl.org Organization: Plover Systems X-Sent: 2 minutes, 47 seconds ago PERLHIST(1) Perl Programmers Reference Guide PERLHIST(1) ... Larry 1.000 1987-Dec-18 ... Congratulations to Larry and everyone else involved. == It bothers me that people were writing Perl code when I was six. Happy birthday to Perl, :-) - Chris. -- $a="printf.net"; Chris Ball | chris@void.$a | www.$a | finger: chris@$a | Q. How do you tell an extrovert techie from an introvert techie? | A. He looks at your feet rather than his own. From david@cantrell.org.uk Thu Dec 19 02:13:23 2002 Received: from cowshed-door.barnyard.co.uk ([195.149.50.59] helo=ibook.private.barnyard.co.uk) by penderel.state51.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18OqBf-0005cg-00 for ; Thu, 19 Dec 2002 02:13:23 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=ibook.local) by ibook.private.barnyard.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id H7CGVO-0002D6-00 for london.pm@london.pm.org; Thu, 19 Dec 2002 02:14:12 +0000 Received: (from david@localhost) by ibook.local (8.12.2/8.12.2/Submit) id gBJ2EBwZ003065 for london.pm@london.pm.org; Thu, 19 Dec 2002 02:14:11 GMT X-Authentication-Warning: ibook.local: david set sender to david@cantrell.org.uk using -f From: David Cantrell To: london.pm@london.pm.org Subject: Re: Fifteenth anniversary of Perl. Message-ID: <20021219021411.GE3018@plough.barnyard.co.uk> References: <86y96numh7.fsf@void.printf.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <86y96numh7.fsf@void.printf.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-Ddate: Today is Pungenday, day 61 in the season of The Aftermath, 3168. X-Message-Flag: Microsoft software is insecure, please consider using different mail software X-public-key-is-at: http://www.cantrell.org.uk/david/public-key.txt Sender: london.pm-admin@london.pm.org Errors-To: london.pm-admin@london.pm.org X-BeenThere: london.pm@london.pm.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: london.pm@london.pm.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: London.pm Perl M[ou]ngers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu Dec 19 02:14:02 2002 X-Original-Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 02:14:11 +0000 Content-Length: 431 Lines: 14 On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 07:59:48PM +0000, Chris Ball wrote: > PERLHIST(1) Perl Programmers Reference Guide PERLHIST(1) > ... > Larry 1.000 1987-Dec-18 > ... > It bothers me that people were writing Perl code when I was six. It bothers me that you are so young. -- Lord Protector David Cantrell | http://www.cantrell.org.uk/david o/~ we wish you a merry currency and a happy new euro o/~ From chris@void.printf.net Thu Dec 19 02:40:00 2002 Received: from void.printf.net ([213.253.1.202] ident=mail) by penderel.state51.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18OqbQ-0005lo-00 for ; Thu, 19 Dec 2002 02:40:00 +0000 Received: from void ([127.0.0.1] helo=void.printf.net ident=chris) by void.printf.net with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18OqcD-0002bB-00 for ; Thu, 19 Dec 2002 02:40:50 +0000 To: london.pm@london.pm.org Subject: Re: Fifteenth anniversary of Perl. References: <86y96numh7.fsf@void.printf.net> <20021219021411.GE3018@plough.barnyard.co.uk> From: Chris Ball In-Reply-To: <20021219021411.GE3018@plough.barnyard.co.uk> (David Cantrell's message of "Thu, 19 Dec 2002 02:14:11 +0000") Message-ID: <86el8eviha.fsf@void.printf.net> User-Agent: Gnus/5.090007 (Oort Gnus v0.07) XEmacs/21.4 (Common Lisp, i386-debian-linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: london.pm-admin@london.pm.org Errors-To: london.pm-admin@london.pm.org X-BeenThere: london.pm@london.pm.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: london.pm@london.pm.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: London.pm Perl M[ou]ngers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu Dec 19 02:40:04 2002 X-Original-Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 02:40:49 +0000 Content-Length: 554 Lines: 13 >> On 19 Dec 2002 02:14:11, David Cantrell said: > It bothers me that you are so young. It continues on down the loop. I turn up to chess tournaments and play obnoxious 14 year-olds who spend an hour of their clock eating crisps and laughing with their mates before coming back to blitz the last half-hour and still win, so I definitely know what you mean. :-) - Chris. -- $a="printf.net"; Chris Ball | chris@void.$a | www.$a | finger: chris@$a | "Never go in against a Sicilian when DEATH is on the line!" - Vizzini