=head1 DESCRIPTION
--The C<Thread> module provides multithreading support for perl.
--
--WARNING: Threading is an experimental feature. Both the interface
--and implementation are subject to change drastically.
++ WARNING: Threading is an experimental feature. Both the interface
++ and implementation are subject to change drastically. In fact, this
++ documentation describes the flavor of threads that was in version
++ 5.005. Perl 5.6.0 and later have the beginnings of support for
++ interpreter threads, which (when finished) is expected to be
++ significantly different from what is described here. The information
++ contained here may therefore soon be obsolete. Use at your own risk!
--In fact, this documentation describes the flavor of threads that was in
--version 5.005. Perl v5.6 has the beginnings of support for interpreter
--threads, which (when finished) is expected to be significantly different
--from what is described here. The information contained here may therefore
--soon be obsolete. Use at your own risk!
++The C<Thread> module provides multithreading support for perl.
=head1 FUNCTIONS
=head1 DESCRIPTION
++ WARNING: Threading is an experimental feature. Both the interface
++ and implementation are subject to change drastically. In fact, this
++ documentation describes the flavor of threads that was in version
++ 5.005. Perl 5.6.0 and later have the beginnings of support for
++ interpreter threads, which (when finished) is expected to be
++ significantly different from what is described here. The information
++ contained here may therefore soon be obsolete. Use at your own risk!
++
One of the most prominent new features of Perl 5.005 is the inclusion
of threads. Threads make a number of things a lot easier, and are a
very useful addition to your bag of programming tricks.