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The Perl Foundation Grants Are Running Out

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the throwing-cash-in-the-guitar-case dept.

dogma01 writes "It looks like the grants to fund: Larry, Damian, and Dan have pretty much run out. :(" Keeping guys like these working on Perl is definitely a good thing(tm) if you are looking to support the Open Source Community somehow. You can donate here if you are feeling generous.

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  1. Not just perl... by AVee · · Score: 5, Funny

    Perl is definitely a good thing(tm), your favorite website depends on it!

  2. Not my cup of tea..... by echucker · · Score: 2, Funny

    Larry, Damian, and Dan

    I've always preferred Larry, his borther Darryl, and his other brother Darryl. ;-)

  3. If I donate... by scott1853 · · Score: 4, Funny

    will Larry personally convert all my existing code so it will work under Perl 6?

  4. What Do We Get If We Donate? by Carnage4Life · · Score: 5, Funny
    I'd like to contribute to the Perl Foundation but would first like to see if they have oportunity for sponsorship opportunities a la sports stadiums in the US.

    Basically I'd like to find out what level of contribution it would take to
    • Have my name introduced as an operator in the language.
    • Make whitespace significant to syntax
    • Rename it from Perl to "Carnage4Life: Scripting Edition"
    • Add C++ templates to the language.
    • Include the fuck() and unfuck() function calls that do exactly that.
    I await the answers to these questions with bated breath.