Selena Sol [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] quoth:
*>
*>> Again, I am not convinced that advocacy is something mere money can solve.
*>> It might help but people who use it, have a good experience and then talk
*>> about it or write about are is worth more than an ad in the Standard.
*>
*>I think you need both. Money won't solve any problems, but sadly, I think
*>that without money all the advocacy in the world may not get perl much
*>further than it already is. Money allows you to build critical mass. The
*>building though, is done through 'real' things like proving yourself,
*>projects, eferences,articles, and everything else.
Well, what can money really do here. Everyone is saying pretty much the
same thing only slightly differently and, for the most part, agreeing yet
it's not really clear what it is. What could money buy for Perl that it
doesn't have now and, at the same time, not sell its soul?
So, a whole lot of people use Perl but it's not as well known as Java.
This happens with people too where the people who do the work go unnoticed
while the flashy talking head takes all the credit. Perl is just there
like running water...you only notice it when it's gone. Why is this seen
as a failure in advocacy?
If you had $500,000 what would you do with it? Be specific.
*>> I recommend reading Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" since it reminded me a
*>> lot of the Perl pantheon and open source mythology :)
*>
*>Will look out for it. This is his non-graphic book right?
No, it's not porn, it's fiction. :)
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