In perl.git, the branch blead has been updated
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commit 107813b01928a8dad7ac6980549e277a9d99f8cd
Merge: a101a77 4dc304e
Author: Jesse Vincent <je...@bestpractical.com>
Date: Tue Aug 16 10:53:53 2011 +0300
Merge branch 'blead' of ssh://perl5.git.perl.org/perl into blead
* 'blead' of ssh://perl5.git.perl.org/perl:
[perl #97076] Fix mad+threads bareword strict exemption
perldelta update
Two AUTHORS fixes
Remove OPpENTERSUB_NOMOD from B::Concise
Remove OPpENTERSUB_NOMOD.
Propagate lvalue context only to children of list ops which are not in
void context.
Fix tabbing and trailing whitespace from commit f1d35e3443 and bump
IO::Socket version.
Use the exception set in select (connect()) to early return when remote
end is busy or in non existing port
generic perldelta entry for prototype changes
&CORE::not and &CORE::getprotobynumber
Give not and getprotobynumber listop prototypes
Document and test $; prototype syntax
Move checking of CV to GV assigned (OPpASSIGN_CV_TO_GV) from the peephole
optimizer to scalarvoid
commit a101a7707032ceb93f21246e0d9644ed65b44b17
Author: Jesse Vincent <je...@bestpractical.com>
Date: Tue Aug 16 10:46:33 2011 +0300
Restore (and slightly update) documentation about The Rules and the
structure of Perl 5 governance removed during the major refactoring
of perlhack.pod in 04c692a854b61dfae1266e29468ce4fb51c80512.
M pod/perlpolicy.pod
commit 25f3a13c1eee8f4e7f933ca19d6eab5a3617424b
Author: Jesse Vincent <je...@bestpractical.com>
Date: Tue Aug 16 10:46:12 2011 +0300
Add another explicit synonym for the porters.
M pod/perlhack.pod
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Summary of changes:
pod/perlhack.pod | 2 +-
pod/perlpolicy.pod | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/pod/perlhack.pod b/pod/perlhack.pod
index 1bf2b88..60e2b31 100644
--- a/pod/perlhack.pod
+++ b/pod/perlhack.pod
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ please add it. This will help the porters fix the bug.
The perl5-porters (p5p) mailing list is where the Perl standard
distribution is maintained and developed. The people who maintain Perl
-are also referred to as the "Perl 5 Porters", or just the "porters".
+are also referred to as the "Perl 5 Porters", "p5p" or just the "porters".
A searchable archive of the list is available at
L<http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/perl5-porters/>. There is
diff --git a/pod/perlpolicy.pod b/pod/perlpolicy.pod
index 2341414..7dd4ad2 100644
--- a/pod/perlpolicy.pod
+++ b/pod/perlpolicy.pod
@@ -8,6 +8,57 @@ This document is the master document which records all written
policies about how the Perl 5 Porters collectively develop and maintain
the Perl core.
+=head1 GOVERNANCE
+
+=head2 Perl 5 Porters
+
+Subscribers to perl5-porters (the porters themselves) come in several flavours.
+Some are quiet curious lurkers, who rarely pitch in and instead watch
+the ongoing development to ensure they're forewarned of new changes or
+features in Perl. Some are representatives of vendors, who are there
+to make sure that Perl continues to compile and work on their
+platforms. Some patch any reported bug that they know how to fix,
+some are actively patching their pet area (threads, Win32, the regexp
+-engine), while others seem to do nothing but complain. In other
+words, it's your usual mix of technical people.
+
+Over this group of porters presides Larry Wall. He has the final word
+in what does and does not change in any of the Perl programming languages.
+These days, Larry spends most of his time on Perl 6, while Perl 5 is
+shepherded by a "pumpking", a porter responsible for deciding what
+goes into each release and ensuring that releases happen on a regular
+basis.
+
+Larry sees Perl development along the lines of the US government:
+there's the Legislature (the porters), the Executive branch (the
+-pumpking), and the Supreme Court (Larry). The legislature can
+discuss and submit patches to the executive branch all they like, but
+the executive branch is free to veto them. Rarely, the Supreme Court
+will side with the executive branch over the legislature, or the
+legislature over the executive branch. Mostly, however, the
+legislature and the executive branch are supposed to get along and
+work out their differences without impeachment or court cases.
+
+You might sometimes see reference to Rule 1 and Rule 2. Larry's power
+as Supreme Court is expressed in The Rules:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item 1
+
+Larry is always by definition right about how Perl should behave.
+This means he has final veto power on the core functionality.
+
+=item 2
+
+Larry is allowed to change his mind about any matter at a later date,
+regardless of whether he previously invoked Rule 1.
+
+=back
+
+Got that? Larry is always right, even when he was wrong. It's rare
+to see either Rule exercised, but they are often alluded to.
+
=head1 MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT
Perl 5 is developed by a community, not a corporate entity. Every change
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Perl5 Master Repository
