No contest. I'm just worried that, with many people mentioning the "good old books" (which by now are simply bad), without mentioning the current good ones, more newbies will try to get those old books and learn from them and get themselves and others in a lot of trouble that way.
That's why i comment to explain and point out alternatives.
I think I ended up with a (legitimate) ebook of the 4th edition, but I haven't tried it.
Newcomers should understand that Perl is beget of its *NIX heritage. With some understanding of this, it stops being "line noise".
Perl was the language I encountered that "thought the way I do". For those considering, I think this remains a very relevant factor in its continued existence. For what that's worth.
"Intermediate Perl" is still awesome for the next level stuff, particularly with all the references and transformations, et. al.