At Tuesday's meeting, Jerrad recruited people to help with this year's Perl advent calendar. Here are the details that he sent out. Email Jerrad (or come on over to the discussion list) if you'd like to help out.
(Note - send module suggestions directly to Jerrad, not to the discussion list.) Ronald ----- Forwarded message from Jerrad Pierce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- From: Jerrad Pierce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: boston-pm@mail.pm.org Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:49:05 -0500 Subject: [Boston.pm] Advent calendar 2006 We're looking for people to help continue the tradition of the Perl Advent Calendar. Since 2000, the calendar has been produced as a fun way of (re-)introducing the wonders of CPAN to the community through ~four weeks of daily module reviews. For an example see last year's calendar currently available at http://web.mit.edu/belg4mit/www/ Until we get something else set up, please reply regarding participation to the list. "Action items" (pluses are an estimation of effort required): + modules: Even if you cannot allocate much effort to other parts of the project, recommendations of modules to consider for review are very helpful; check your bookmarks for things you've always meant to try, and site_perl for obscure/overlooked useful modules (perhaps beyond the scope intended by the author). *For now, please send these to me directly, and not the list* ++++ authors: People to write the reviews, hopefully 5-8 volunteers to reduce the workload but keep the number of people manageable. +++++ editor (I have no problem doing this): Organize everything, especially scheduling the authors contributions. ++ secretary/admin: Set up a private wiki or email list for contributors to converse. This prevents bothering others with the chatter, and also helps to preserve the surprise for readers ;-) Also, do we want a CMS (with integrated RSS) or to go with simpler freeform style of last year? manual HTML editing around perl-tidy output and a quick hack for RSS +++ splash image: an interesting (libre) christmas/camelid themed image for the calendar. Are you good with a camera? Photoshop? Inkscape? Perhaps a medium close-up of a christmas tree decorated with camels and onions and sigils? +/++ publicity: Spread the word to the usual suspects and others. +++ archive: Permission for republishing of previous years from Mark Fowler Retrieve copies from him or Wayback. I had pieced together a copy of the first year's calendar (lost by Fowler due to system failure) but cannot locate it. I think I emailed a copy once or twice though, and hopefully he still has it? -- Free map of local environmental resources: http://CambridgeMA.GreenMap.org -- MOTD on Pungenday, the 26th of The Aftermath, in the YOLD 3172: Routine weighs heavily upon sanity and the spirit. --JP ----- End forwarded message ----- _______________________________________________ Boston-pm-announce mailing list Boston-pm-announce@mail.pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm-announce