[Epo-marketing] Proposal: 52 Weeks of Perl

[Mike Whitaker]

> While I mostly agree, nobody in the EPO core has any significant  
> experience in the win32 arena.  Not that I'm opposed to bringing  
> someone on board, because I'd love to have the experience around to  
> send people who ask questions about Perl on win32 to.

Adam Kennedy would seem the obvious choice - does anyone know him well  
enough to evangelise at?

> Having a road map to prominent names and having them be more  
> accessible to the masses may do a great service to the Perl image to  
> the outsiders.  The echo chamber is filled with prominent names, but  
> I can go to any non-Perl event and say "Schwern" or "mst" and most  
> people won't have a clue what I'm talking about.  I'd like that to  
> change, and I think EPO can help.

Agreed - hence one of the FAQ questions.

> (For those preferring enperl, s/EPO/enperl/ or s/EPO/E.P.O./ as you  
> see fit ;))


I think we're stuck with EPO, TBH. :)
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