That was a conversation that was finished 18 months ago. I&#x27;m not sure that anything can be gained by rehashing it. The best we can do is deal with the consequences.<p>The discussion is at <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nntp.perl.org&#x2F;group&#x2F;perl.perl5.porters&#x2F;2013&#x2F;05&#x2F;msg202130.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nntp.perl.org&#x2F;group&#x2F;perl.perl5.porters&#x2F;2013&#x2F;05&#x2F;ms...</a> if you want the full details. But ultimately, I think they decided that having the module in the core was tantamount to a recommendation for its use.