DSLIP Information

The full list of possible DSLIP options are:

D - Development Stage (Note: *NO IMPLIED TIMESCALES*)

  i | - | Idea, listed to gain consensus or as a placeholder
  c | - | Under construction but pre-alpha (not yet released)
  a | - | Alpha testing
  b | - | Beta testing
  R | - | Released
  M | - | Mature (no rigorous definition)
  S | - | Standard, supplied with Perl 5

S - Support Level

  m | - | Mailing-list
  d | - | Developer
  u | - | Usenet newsgroup comp.lang.perl.modules
  n | - | None known, try comp.lang.perl.modules
  a | - | Abandoned, the module has been abandoned by its author

L - Language Used

  p | - | Perl-only, no compiler needed, should be platform independent
  c | - | C and perl, a C compiler will be needed
  h | - | Hybrid, written in perl with optional C code, no compiler needed
  + | - | C++ and perl, a C++ compiler will be needed
  o | - | perl and another language other than C or C++

I - Interface Style

  f | - | plain Functions, no references used
  h | - | hybrid, object and function interfaces available
  n | - | no interface at all (huh?)
  r | - | some use of unblessed References or ties
  O | - | Object oriented using blessed references and/or inheritance

P - Public License

  p | - | Standard-Perl: user may choose between GPL and Artistic
  g | - | GPL: GNU General Public License
  l | - | LGPL: "GNU Lesser General Public License" (previously known as "GNU Library General Public License")
  b | - | BSD: The BSD License
  a | - | Artistic license alone
  o | - | other (but distribution allowed without restrictions)

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