I've been seriously considering learning some Perl 5-fu ever since I realized it's installed by default on so many Linux and BSD systems. I think even OpenBSD c

I've been seriously considering learning some Perl 5-fu ever since I realized it's installed by default on so many Linux and BSD systems. I think even OpenBSD comes with perl installed. That may not seem like a big advantage until you're working in an environment where you don't actually have the advantage of just installing things from the open Internet (or reaching the Internet at all).