Well if you have been here many many years, you shouldn't feel the need to hide behind anon monk. But that is just me.

A monopoly? I really don't see where you are getting at? Are they defining how Perl will be developed? Or were they smart enough to recognize what was going to happen and court major people to write for them?

Now as to perl.com being public domain? Why? What is gained by it? They are paying to house it and they are paying for the ISP. Are they charging you for access?

Now as to their publishing? Are they preventing others from doing the same? I have other publishers and I have found a couple books to be better then O'Reilly. For example, I don't always recommend "Learning Perl" Some people I know would respond better to other books.

Finally, Merlyn's posts? Again so what? Yes he announces things. Why is that wrong? Are others prevented from doing the same? Why is it an issue? By your logic the Chatterbox should not be allowed as it is not always about Perl. PM's too.

Finally, I have yet to see your point here. You haven't presented a good argument that O'Reilly is hurting Perl.