Re^5: How would you rewrite perl community?

Instead of starting a new site, you could put your energy into improving, expanding, and promoting an existing site, such as learn.perl.org.

Although you say that there are not enough sources, I say that there are really too many. A lot of people working on a lot of sites makes for a lot of little known sites. I've been around for quite a bit and heard a lot of people say they were going to start a beginner's website. Still, I can't think of any but the one I've already mentioned.

A handful of people working on the same site can make something everyone will remember and visit.

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brian d foy <brian@stonehenge.com>

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Re^6: How would you rewrite perl community? by techcode (Hermit) on Jul 12, 2005 at 21:42 UTC
All true in a way ... but ... Somehow the way you wrote it - is really strange to me. Seriously! Just look around you. I'll give just one sample, but I imagine anybody can think of many more : How many Linux distributions/flavours are there? They are all (mostly) free, working great - so one could ask, why yet another Linux distro ... But every now and then new distro shows up ... I don't know why it's done that way - do you? (if those were commercial products it would be an easy guess of course) Although I know my own reasons for starting such a site ...	[reply]
Re^7: How would you rewrite perl community? by brian_d_foy (Abbot) on Jul 12, 2005 at 22:37 UTC
I do know that a lot of people wonder why there are so many Linux distributions and also wonder which one they should use. Furthermore, I know that most of the linux people I know only use a handful of them. I always figured there were so many distributions because the people who create them want to get money for supporting them. They are commercial products in that they are instruments of commerce. I don't really care about Linux because I don't use it. The Linux situation is confusing to those who don't live it. Is that the same thing that you want to recreate? You say that you know your own reasons for starting such a site? How about dropping the coy act and telling the rest of us? The way you say it makes it sound like you have your own interests ahead of those of your intended audience. -- brian d foy <brian@stonehenge.com>	[reply]
Re^8: How would you rewrite perl community? by techcode (Hermit) on Jul 13, 2005 at 08:53 UTC
Shure no problem : Actualy I allready had that disscussion on Devshed. Thread on Devshed Obviosly I have this on my mind for a long time...	[reply]
Re^9: How would you rewrite perl community? by simonm (Vicar) on Jul 20, 2005 at 21:48 UTC