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

[Selena Sol]

>> Selena wrote:
>>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.

> Elaine said:
> 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.

I think that money could buy visibility and that visibility is a big part of
legitimacy in the business world.

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

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


I think the perl for businesspeople should be broken down by industry and be
written from the point of view of each target market.  Standard targetted
marketing.  Case studies, cost analysis, resources, etc.  The point would be
to convinve businesspeople to take Perl seriously.  So it would not be too
technical.