Re: learn.perl.org

On Sun, 5 Oct 2003, Simon Cozens wrote:

> shlomif@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Shlomi Fish) writes:
> > This is not the case. I explictly _meant_ people who wrote books for
> > O'Reilly
>
> OK. Four Perl people wrote books for O'Reilly. SO WHAT? Manning have an
> evil plot to take over Perl because they published a book by Damian
*and* then
> one by me! No, hold on, that doesn't fit your paranoid conspiracy
theory.
>

I don't have any conspiracy theory in regards to O'Reilly owning Perl.
What I said was:

<<<
O'Reilly does not own Perl. But it does employ or contracts many leaders
of the Perl community, and also sponsors perl.com, etc. I don't mind
people promoting O'Reilly books, but they obviously have little to do on
the front page of a beginners' site.
>>>

Where exactly do you see any conspiracy theory here? All I've said is that
O'Reilly is highly involved in the Perl world.

> I've written for three different publishers. Writing a book surprisingly
does
> not make you a slave to your publisher. (Well, not until it's published
and
> your editor releases his hands from your throat ;) I'm sure you'd know
all
> about this, of course.
>

LOL.

Regards,

	Shlomi Fish



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