but who would use it?

Well, I keep hearing around here that Perl is so superior to Java and many, many people use Java. Don't underestimate the potential of a well-funded marketing department :)

unlike most open source initiatives, Perl has a money man.

Who can't even adequately fund Perl's founder and a couple devoted core developers to work on Perl. Need I remind you that $40,000,000,000 is a lot more than $100,000?

We could boycott its use, maintenance, and development.

Until your boss says "use it." It's nice to think that your personal development preferences affect these things, but they don't.

In reply to Re: Re: Re: Re: So, Netscape is dead? by Anonymous Monk
in thread So, Netscape is dead? by chunlou

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