27 Apr
2006
27 Apr
'06
5:44 p.m.
# from Bryce Harrington # on Thursday 27 April 2006 10:20 am:
Hmm, frozen binary packages sounds like overkill in this case.
Yeah, but a dead dragon is still dead. Doesn't matter how you slay it.
Do you rely on any C Perl modules?
The XML modules can be C for better speed. The XAR code may ultimately end up with some C in it.
My point is mainly that it is much easier to just ship a frozen binary if it reduces the installation complexity. Given the choice between a long download and anything involving a shell, most windows users will let the modem do the hard work.
--Eric
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