Chris Winters [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] quoth:
*>
*>Elaine mentioned earlier that there's a danger of priorities getting
*>shifted away from the 'core' with this sort of sponsorship. This may
*>be so, but I think most module authors have sufficient hubris to
*>prevent this sort of corruption from happening. And I feel (or maybe
*>hope) that companies enlightened enough to use this sort of
*>arrangement wouldn't try to do such a thing.
I used to work for a foundation. It is not rare enough to be uncommon as
philanthropy isn't really all that altruistic when it comes to the big
gifts, rather a symbiotic generosity that will hopefully be in all parties
best interest. It's best when both sides fully understand the transaction.
Perl modules are pretty small potatoes so I don't think hubris will help
as much as the sums of money will be not large enough to bicker over.
Besides, maybe companies giving money to module authors will get people to
version and document their modules before uploading them to CPAN. :) I'm a
dreamer.
e.
