-Perl is Copyright (C) 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
-2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 by Larry Wall and others. All rights reserved.
+Perl is Copyright (C) 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
+2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,
+2013, 2014 by Larry Wall and others. All rights reserved.
For an introduction to the language's features, see pod/perlintro.pod.
+For a discussion of the important changes in this release, see
+pod/perldelta.pod.
+
There are also many Perl books available, covering a wide variety of topics,
from various publishers. See pod/perlbook.pod for more information.
'perldoc perlbug' or just 'perlbug' on a line by itself.
While it was current when we made it available, Perl is constantly evolving
-and there may be a more recent version that bugs you've run into or adds
-new features that you might find useful.
+and there may be a more recent version that fixes bugs you've run into or
+adds new features that you might find useful.
You can always find the latest version of perl on a CPAN (Comprehensive Perl
Archive Network) site near you at http://www.cpan.org/src/
+If you want to submit a simple patch to the perl source, see the "SUPER
+QUICK PATCH GUIDE" in pod/perlhack.pod.
Just a personal note: I want you to know that I create nice things like this
because it pleases the Author of my story. If this bothers you, then your
You should also have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program in the file named "Copying". If not, write to the
-Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
-02111-1307, USA or visit their web page on the internet at
+Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA or visit their web page on the internet at
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.
For those of you that choose to use the GNU General Public License,
https://perl5.git.perl.org / perl5.git / blobdiff