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-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/perl.scm6
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/perl.scm b/gnu/packages/perl.scm
index 4d70e019b9..1bf4cb15fe 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/perl.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/perl.scm
@@ -156,8 +156,10 @@
(files '("lib/perl5/site_perl")))))
(synopsis "Implementation of the Perl programming language")
(description
- "Perl 5 is a highly capable, feature-rich programming language with over
-24 years of development.")
+ "Perl is a general-purpose programming language originally developed for
+text manipulation and now used for a wide range of tasks including system
+administration, web development, network programming, GUI development, and
+more.")
(home-page "http://www.perl.org/")
(license gpl1+))) ; or "Artistic"