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Perl 6 gives you the big knob - Larry Wall (20 Sep 2002)

• If God is creating the universe sideways like an author, then the proper place to look for the effects of that is not at the fuzzy edges, but at the heart of the story.
• We are expected to be creative. And we are expected to help others to create.
• Making Perl the best tool for growing programs from small to large is actually one of the underlying design goals of Perl 6. But other people will use that to inhabit, or even create, other ecological niches.
• Perl 6 gives you the big knob.
• I do not manage any large projects, appearances to the contrary notwithstanding. I haven't an executive bone in my body. All my managerial skills are delegated. Ask anyone I've delegated to...
• However, those who claim that Perl code cannot be managed by more than one person are obviously smoking something worse than crack. They're simply ignoring the many examples of people who have done just that. But you wouldn't expect to hire random people off the street to come in and collaborate on writing a novel. You can do it by hiring a few good novelists who already know how to figure out how to work together, or at least how to fight with each other productively.

Linux Mandrake 8.1 (19 May 2002)

I am now running Mandrake's distribution 8.1 of Linux. It was easy to install on my old laptop. It correctly detected all the hardware (modem etc.) without me having to do anything. Check out this review from The Register.

Murray likes Mandrake's distribution of GNU/Linux too. The browser (Konqueror) and email client (Kmail) are user friendly and, most importantly, we no longer get wiped out by W32 virus's every week. Look at these screen shots; really good stuff and its free !