[epo-core] Fwd: enlightenedperl.org

[Mike Whitaker]

Current draft of piece for PerlBuzz: AndyL would like something more  
specific in the 'What Will We Do?' section, rather than just the  
general. Can we say anything yet?

Begin forwarded message:

> A lot of folks out there, outside the 'Perl community', have a lot  
> of misconceptions about the language - in fact, sometimes it seems  
> the most common perception of Perl that it's still the language  
> that's presented in early editions of the Llama and the Camel (not  
> that there's anything wrong with the Llama and the Camel!).
>
> Perl's come a long way since then, and a bunch of us involved in  
> development of what could be called 'modern' Perl modules and  
> frameworks have got together and formed Enlightened Perl to try and  
> do something about that perception.
>
> Why Enlightened Perl?
> - Because Perl isn't dead;
> - Because we're not waiting for Perl6;
> - Because we believe Perl is an enterprise language;
> - Because TMTOWTDI, but ours works, and scales;
> - Because we think it's time.
>
> What's it for?
> - To promote the use of Perl as an enterprise-grade platform;
> - To sponsor development projects that further that goal; 	
> - To make it easier to install and deploy Perl in the enterprise;
> - To specify and support a common extended core of enterprise- 
> quality Perl modules;
> - To encourage people to write about their experiences with Perl.
>
> What will we do?
> - Solicit applications for grants for specific projects to further  
> our goals;
> - Source funding for those grants;
> - Raise the visibility of Perl as an enterprise language, both at a  
> developer level and a CxO/management level, within and outside the  
> community.
>
> How can I help?
> - Join.
>   - As an individual, it tells employers you're committed to the use  
> of Perl enterprise projects, and it gives you a chance to have a say  
> on our working groups
>   - As a company, it tells prospective and current employees you're  
> equally committed to the use of Perl in the enterprise; it allows  
> you to give back, both in a material and technical way, to the  
> future of Perl as a modern development language.
> - Participate.
>   - Join one of our working groups and have your say.
>   - Contribute code or documentation, whether grant-backed or not;
>   - Write articles and/or white papers about Perl in the enterprise,  
> for specific target audiences.
> - Use.
>   - Make a point, where you have a choice, of using modules from the  
> Enlightened Perl extended core.
> - Advertise.
>   - Spread the word;
>   - Blog about us;
>   - Add one of our banners to your site.
> ==========================
> Mike Whitaker lost his last job because the CTO didn't think Perl  
> was equal to the problems the company had to solve. Yahoo! UK  
> fortunately had other ideas, and he's now developing parts of their  
> internal CMS (in Perl, of course), evangelizing modern Perl, and is  
> a founder and board member of EnlightenedPerl.org

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Mike Whitaker - mike at altrion.org