From ace at tommybutler.me Sun Jan 8 19:28:01 2017 From: ace at tommybutler.me (Tommy Butler) Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2017 21:28:01 -0600 Subject: [DFW.pm] Meeting Cancelled Message-ID: Perl! DFW.pm Monthly Meeting, scheduled to occur on Monday, January 9, 2017 7:00:00 PM -05:00 has been cancelled. Please update your plans accordingly. I'll follow this email with a more detailed email in the coming days. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dfw.perlmongers at gmail.com Fri Jan 20 21:23:20 2017 From: dfw.perlmongers at gmail.com (DFW Perl Mongers) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 23:23:20 -0600 Subject: [DFW.pm] Organizational Announcement - Leadership Transition/Closure Message-ID: Hello my friends, I've spent about two months in denial, staring down the facts of a difficult situation. Time, precious time, has become less and less of an available commodity as the years have progressed since we rebooted the DFW Perl Mongers group on 12/12/2012. Four years ago when John Fields and I agreed to head up the group and give it new life after a sustained period of inactivity, we were both under far fewer personal and professional obligations than we are now. Since that first meeting, we've enjoyed coordinating some really fun events, meetings, labs, technical demonstrations, contests, and presentations involving both members of our group and other groups all around the world. It's been really rewarding to me personally. This is because, for us, it's always been a labor of love, a concerted effort to give back to Perl in a way that was impactful and meaningful because Perl had given us so much--even our own treasured friendship that endures to this day. John and I met at a DFW Perl Mongers meeting back when I was still in college some 10+ years ago. But returning to the matter at hand, John and I observe that as our professional careers and families continue to grow, there's far less opportunity for us to contribute now than we once had; our capacity for it is just vastly diminished, and it's not necessarily a lamentable thing. My kids are growing up, getting involved and engaging with the world in new and exciting ways that I never imagined before. It's a delight to watch their minds blossom and to be part of that journey with them, guiding them and helping them with their education and other activities that have rightfully taken the place of my former late-night/all-night Perl hacking. Now I spend a lot more time at concerts, school gatherings, and the events taking place in their lives than I do in my 'fortress of solitude', tapping away at the keyboard, churning out all kids of exciting code. I won't speak for John other than to say that his family has also grown, and it's been a beautiful thing to see. So now, after four years of pretty consistent activity and fun, it's time to pass the torch or set things down for a while until such a torch bearer comes along. I'm formally stepping down as co-president with John Fields, and ceasing further formal monthly meetings at the Makerspace. Should anyone feel compelled to step in as our new leader, please contact us at dfw.perlmongers at gmail.com or reach out to Jay Hannah who runs www.pm.org. It's been a wonderful journey and I sincerely hope that our efforts on behalf of the group have touched the lives of our members in even the smallest positive way. Perly Regards, Tommy Butler -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From william.braswell at autoparallel.com Fri Jan 20 22:08:06 2017 From: william.braswell at autoparallel.com (William N. Braswell, Jr.) Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2017 00:08:06 -0600 Subject: [DFW.pm] Organizational Announcement - Leadership Transition/Closure In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20170121060807.33732A0145@smtp.hushmail.com> Tommy & DFW Mongers It was a great pleasure to come and present RPerl at DFW.pm a few months back, y'all have done a great job promoting Perl in your area of Texas. Like you, I "rebooted" Austin Perl Mongers in 2012, and through it all we have found that slow-and-steady is how we win the race. I sincerely hope somebody else takes this opportunity to step up and keep the DFW Perl Mongers alive, on behalf of the Perl community I thank you in advance! Everybody: don't hesitate to contact me if you want to discuss any ideas about running a Perl Mongers group. Again, awesome job to Tommy & John, the Perl community greatly appreciates your time and talents! Perling,~ Will 'the Chill' Braswell Austin.pm President On 1/20/2017 at 11:23 PM, "DFW Perl Mongers" wrote:Hello my friends, I've spent about two months in denial, staring down the facts of a difficult situation. Time, precious time, has become less and less of an available commodity as the years have progressed since we rebooted the DFW Perl Mongers group on 12/12/2012. Four years ago when John Fields and I agreed to head up the group and give it new life after a sustained period of inactivity, we were both under far fewer personal and professional obligations than we are now. Since that first meeting, we've enjoyed coordinating some really fun events, meetings, labs, technical demonstrations, contests, and presentations involving both members of our group and other groups all around the world. It's been really rewarding to me personally. This is because, for us, it's always been a labor of love, a concerted effort to give back to Perl in a way that was impactful and meaningful because Perl had given us so much--even our own treasured friendship that endures to this day. John and I met at a DFW Perl Mongers meeting back when I was still in college some 10+ years ago. But returning to the matter at hand, John and I observe that as our professional careers and families continue to grow, there's far less opportunity for us to contribute now than we once had; our capacity for it is just vastly diminished, and it's not necessarily a lamentable thing. My kids are growing up, getting involved and engaging with the world in new and exciting ways that I never imagined before. It's a delight to watch their minds blossom and to be part of that journey with them, guiding them and helping them with their education and other activities that have rightfully taken the place of my former late-night/all-night Perl hacking. Now I spend a lot more time at concerts, school gatherings, and the events taking place in their lives than I do in my 'fortress of solitude', tapping away at the keyboard, churning out all kids of exciting code. I won't speak for John other than to say that his family has also grown, and it's been a beautiful thing to see. So now, after four years of pretty consistent activity and fun, it's time to pass the torch or set things down for a while until such a torch bearer comes along. I'm formally stepping down as co-president with John Fields, and ceasing further formal monthly meetings at the Makerspace. Should anyone feel compelled to step in as our new leader, please contact us at dfw.perlmongers at gmail.com or reach out to Jay Hannah who runs www.pm.org. It's been a wonderful journey and I sincerely hope that our efforts on behalf of the group have touched the lives of our members in even the smallest positive way. 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