in reply to Re^3: Why should I use perl 5.10?
in thread Why should I use perl 5.10?

Because if I adopt that point of view, I also should adopt all the necessity of snazzy marketing pitches, principles of monetary reciprocation, and god forbid, market diversification strategies.

That's just not true. The only thing that marketing means in this case is "having a product that others want to buy or use." If you don't care if people use your software then yes, you can ignore marketing.

Marketing need not involve monetary reciprocation. Just telling a friend "Hey, I wrote this cool new tool" is marketing in itself.

xoxo,
Andy

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Re^5: Why should I use perl 5.10?
by dk (Chaplain) on Dec 04, 2007 at 12:28 UTC
    I agree that when I release software, I, by necessity, participate in marketing. However, and also by necessity, I participate in bodily functions of my organism. The fact that I participate in something doesn't make me automatically happy when these functions are mentioned in context of things I like and care about.
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      A trust fund Manichaean as well. :-)
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