Selena Sol said:
>
> I disagree. I would agree with Stas Bekman that the biggest thing that
can
> be done for Perl advocacy is to find a big company to get behind it.
I've heard this comment several times in recent years, but I've never heard
much reasoning behind it. There's clearly a difference of opinion in the
open source community regarding whether Perl really does need a big company
behind it, or not.
* What does it mean for a Big Company to "get behind" Perl?
* What would be some potential benefits (to Perl, and to the company)?
* What signifies Big? Just how big does a company need to be?
* What kind of company would be appropriate for this role? Does it have to
be a technology company? Suggestions for specific companies that would
be good candidates are welcome - include your reasoning why it would be
such a good idea for that company.
* What are some impediments that are preventing candidate companies from
providing this support today?
Forgive me if I'm rehashing old discussions here, but I couldn't find any
specific material on this topic. URL references welcome.
Selena Sol also said:
>
> PS: Hey guys, this time, please don't chime in with, "Hey, my CIO uses
> Perl!!!" I am talking about averages in the market here. We all know
that
> there are cool CIOs out there. That is not the point.
I'm curious about this as well. I'm not actually familiar with any CIOs
that use Perl or support it actively in their enterprises. If any readers
of this list can identify specific individuals, I'd appreciate the
reference.
Feel free to mail me directly if you're uncomfortable broadcasting to the
list.
Cheers,
-Jason
