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On Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 05:38:05PM +0200, Steffen Schwigon wrote: > Nicholas Clark <nick@ccl4.org> writes: > > ActiveState already employ competent core hackers, and will feed > > those fixes back upstream, most likely by committing them > > directly. ActiveState already have the infrastructure *in place* > > both to hire, train and retain competent core hackers, and to > > solicit and maintain support contract relationship with commercial > > companies. > > > > Why re-invent the wheel? > Just to be clear: I do not challenge the risks that are mentioned > here. I just also believe in an additional corporate domain that could > contribute to Perl. My point was really that if the company thinks that the only way it can contribute is with cash donations, then ActiveState is a much better place to channel that money than TPF, if what the company desires from its money is general bug fixing and incremental improvements. Nicholas ClarkThread Previous | Thread Next