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First, I'm not a lawyer and I'm not even particularly well versed in all of the issues surrounding open source licensing, the Artistic License, and copyright law. However, I am a member of The Perl Foundation and part of our mission is to support both versions of the Artistic License. As many readers of this blog already know, there is a court case in the federal district court in San ... read more |
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This is a reminder that we plan on closing the open self-nomination period for the TPF Steering Committee Chair, Conference Committee Chair, and PR positions tomorrow. If you're on the fence, it's time to decide. Again, to participate, send me email at cbrandt at perlfoundation dot org and I'll send you an invite to the elections wiki we have set up. ... read more |
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Have you ever wanted to get involved in The Perl Foundation, but didn't know how? Well, now's your chance. I'm pleased to announce open self-nominations for the following TPF roles: "Steering Committee Chair":http://www.perlfoundation.org/steering_committee_chair "Conferences Committee Chair":http://www.perlfoundation.org/conferences_committee_roles "Public Relations":http://www.perlfoundation.org/public_relations You can follow the links above to read descriptions of each of the positions. If you think you're a good fit for one or more of them, send me an email at ... read more |
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It's a new year and time for the White Camel process to begin. The White Camel awards are given each year at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention by The Perl Foundation for community-oriented, rather than technical, contributions to Perl. The list of previous winners goes back to 1999. The nomination process is open to the public, and we welcome your involvement. If there's someone who's served to make Perl better, ... read more |
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A few people have raised questions about TPF's lack of involvement in this year's Google Summer of Code wondering if TPF simply decided not to participate, or if there was more to the story. There is, and I hope this post will help answer the questions. The short version: We submitted an application to be a mentoring organization, but we weren't accepted. The longer version starts back in 2005, when ... read more |