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PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
perl: Perl 5.8.8 (Practical Extraction and Reporting Language) 
perl:
perl: From perlfaq1, _General Questions About Perl_:
perl:
perl: "Perl is a high-level programming language with an eclectic heritage
perl: written by Larry Wall and a cast of thousands. It derives from the
perl: ubiquitous C programming language and to a lesser extent from sed, awk,
perl: the Unix shell, and at least a dozen other tools and languages. Perl's
perl: process, file, and text manipulation facilities make it particularly
perl: well-suited for tasks involving quick prototyping, system utilities,
perl: software tools, system management tasks, database access, graphical
perl: programming, networking, and world wide web programming. These strengths
perl: make it especially popular with system administrators and CGI script
perl: authors, but mathematicians, geneticists, journalists, and even managers
perl: also use Perl. Maybe you should, too. (Relationships with Perl are
perl: usually love-hate, albeit with a lot more love than hate. Ed.)"
perl:
perl: Website: http://www.perl.org
perl: License: GPL or Artistic (dual)