I don't know how this made it to Slashdot before here (unless I missed it somewhere). Someone sleeping on the job? :)

Larry Wall joins Dr. Damian Conway and Dan Sugalski as 2002 grant recipients. Larry is the creator of the Perl programming language, and is currently drafting the specifications for Perl 6, the next major version of Perl.

With the addition of Larry Wall, the total amount the Foundation plans to raise and distribute for the Perl Development Grants comes to $240,000. The grants consist of $60,000 in stipend and $20,000 in travel allowance, and are partially funded for 2002. Partial disbursements are being given through the year as fundraising continues -- for more information, or to donate, visit http://donate.perl-foundation.org

Here's Use Perl story and the Perl Foundation release.

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