Re: Corrupting the Perl community (was perl vs php.)

[Elaine -HFB- Ashton]

Selena Sol [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] quoth:
*>
*>Hmmm, I didn't mean to suggest that there has been a failure of perl
*>advocacy....I gues my feeling is that the advocacy could have greater punch
*>if backed by some money.

Can you be specific on what money could buy in terms of 'legitimacy?'
Having an identity and knowing who you are can be more powerful. 

*>You know, as I write this, I wonder if there is some good existing
*>literature on the funding of non profit movements like greenpeace or NAACP
*>that we could learn from? I also suspect that the EFF could give us some
*>useful thoughts.  If I have the chance, I will try to talk to someone over
*>at EFF and see if they have thoughts.

There are 3 foundations in Silicon Valley whose target consituency is
geeks. All of them have professional fundraisers. EFF has a professional
fundraiser. 

http://www.nsfre.org/ is the National Society for Fund Raising Executive
with some interesting information on the profession itself.

*>I would also put about 100K into developing a perl for business site (maybe
*>perl.com) that served the CIO audience better.

Hmmm. You would blow $400k on advertising? Interesting. The Perl for
business site is an intriguing idea. What would it have to offer?

e.