Sorry. My charitable donations will be going to the needy.

If Perl, which I adore, is good enough to sustain its place in the it world on the strength of its merits, I fail to see why it should rely upon charity for its continued existance?

I would willingly pay a small amount for my copies of perl. I am sure that this would be true for most individual users and no problem at all for the big corporates.

Why is it that we think nothing of paying for everything else we use and consume, and paying over and over to listen to the music produced by bands (a tape, a CD and every radio play), but want our software to be free?

Are the talents of programmers and less skilled or valuable than a musician, song writer or singer?

In reply to Re: Perl Foundation Christmas appeal? by Anonymous Monk
in thread Perl Foundation Christmas appeal? by SuperCruncher

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