You can't have filenames longer than 14 chars. You can't even think about them!

I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more likely to be proprietary.

Guilty as charged. Perl is happily ugly, and happily derivative.

The whole history of computers is rampant with cheerleading at best and bigotry at worst.

The camel has evolved to be relatively self-sufficient. On the other hand, the camel has not evolved to smell good. Neither has Perl.

To ordinary folks, conversion is not always automatic. It's something that may or may not require explicit assistance. See Billy Graham.

You want it in one line? Does it have to fit in 80 columns?