Forwarded : Re: Forwarded : [yas] YOU can Support Damian Conway in 2001

[Stephane Rondal]

----- Original Message -----
From: Greg McCarroll <greg at mccarroll.demon.co.uk>
To: London.pm <london-list at happyfunball.pm.org>
Cc: Kevin Lenzo <lenzo at cs.cmu.edu>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 12:55 AM
Subject: Forwarded : Re: Forwarded : [yas] YOU can Support Damian Conway in
2001


>
> Just so kevin can bypass the moderation bunny, here is his response
> (btw, Old Speckled Hen is damn good beer) ....
>
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> ----- Forwarded message from Kevin Lenzo <lenzo at cs.cmu.edu> -----
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> Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 17:57:37 -0400
> From: Kevin Lenzo <lenzo at cs.cmu.edu>
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> Subject: Re: Forwarded : [yas] YOU can Support Damian Conway in 2001
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> Damian is utterly employable.  The point is to free him to dedicate
> full time to perl and the perl community; otherwise he has
responsibilities
> that keep him from doing that.  He would be working on Perl and speaking
> to everyone he can as a wandering guru.  What we're doing is buying out
> his obligations from Monash university so that he can spend his entire
> time on this directly.
>
> As for Larry writing all of Perl while etc etc, this is not really
relevant.
> First off, the circumstances are different -- Perl is much different, and
> the community is much different.  Secondly, Larry is also now supported,
> though by O'Reilly, in order to relieve the burdens of other work.  Third,
> this will allow Damian to work without being under the aegis of any
> particular corporate interest directly.
>
> I see this as one of the best investments the Perl community can make,
> because one of the best people in the world, perhaps the best person
> next to Larry, can dedicate his valuable time without distraction.  I
> personally am going to be kicking in some money for it, and I know
> several other Perl folks are, too.
>
> kevin
> lenzo at cs.cmu.edu
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
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> Greg McCarroll
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