[Oly-pm] Strange.. Python-powered Perl site?

[Dusty Wilson [Zetein]]

I simply find it funny that a Perl-targetted site would use a 
non-Perl-based solution.  I would compare it (loosely!) to a 
Linux-targetted site running on a Windows server, or vice-versa.  I 
would like to think that the Perl community would use Perl.

On a different note, I'm pleasantly surprised that there is anyone 
actually on the Oly-pm list.  It hasn't had any traffic save a few 
messages last year for the entire duration of my membership.  Is Perl 
lost on the Olympia area, or are we all just reclusive?

Thanks for the pointer on Siesta.  I had never heard of it.  I might 
give that a look-see.

-- Dusty


Colin Meyer wrote:

>On Mon, May 24, 2004 at 10:28:29AM -0700, Dusty Wilson [Zetein] wrote:
>  
>
>>Why are we using Mailman (in Python) when Majordomo is written in our 
>>native Perl?
>>    
>>
>
>Majordomo is some seriously old code. It was written for Perl4. While it
>is still under maintenance, the current version will run under Perl
>4.036. We're talking super crufty and not all nice and modular.
>
>On the other hand, Mailman is newer, clean and easy to maintain.
>
>Just because you like Perl doesn't mean that you need to eschew nice
>software written in other languages.
>
>That said, if you are looking for Perl based mailing list software, then
>Siesta looks good. I have no experience with it, but there was a good
>article on perl.com about it a few months ago:
>
>  http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2004/02/05/siesta.html
>
>Have fun,
>-Colin.
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>