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From:
simon
Date:
July 24, 2000 01:36
Subject:
Re: Why we're here
Message ID:
slrn8nnu9h.cgv.simon@justanother.perlhacker.org
skud@netizen.com.au (lists.bootstrap):
>There is no real need for Perl to have a *single* voice. In fact, the
>imposition of a "party line" will scare off many of Perl's biggest
>advocates and contributors.
No, just me, it seems. :)
>There *is* something wrong with the idea of trying to impose a
>"single, recognisable voice" on what is essentially a grassroots
>volunteer effort.
I don't know if you're aware of the fate of The Perl Institute. I
*thought* that was a lesson for everyone that attempting to impose
top-down order on an essentially bottom-up community effort is an
exercise in self-flagellation. We could do that again, or we could
not.
--
"He was a modest, good-humored boy. It was Oxford that made him insufferable."
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