Re: Article about apt-build

[Russ Allbery <rra@stanford.edu>]

In linux.debian.devel, Sam Watkins <swatkins@fastmail.fm> writes:
> On Sat, Dec 25, 2004 at 09:29:07PM -0500, Chasecreek Systemhouse wrote:

>> Wasn't it Larry Wall who said "Do we need 10 ways to do something?"

> I think it was Larry Wall who said "there's more than one way to do it"
> and invented an insane language (perl) in which there are 15 billion
> confusing ways to do anything.  So Larry is not supporting your
> argument!  :)

I think this is the quote that the OP was thinking of:

Although the Perl Slogan is There's More Than One Way to Do It, I hesitate
to make 10 ways to do something.  :-)
                        Larry Wall
                        <9695@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV>

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Russ Allbery (rra@stanford.edu)             <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>