Monthly Archives: July 2009

Perl Monks Passwords

July 29, 2009 – 9:09 AM
It seems that the Perl Monks database has been compromised through some kind of security hole on the server that hosts it. That would, of course, be bad enough. But it seems that the user passwords in that database... Read More »
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Marketing Perl

July 27, 2009 – 2:32 PM
People seem to be coming round to the idea that Perl needs better marketing. Both Ovid and Gabor have written some interesting blog posts recently. What Does the Outside of Perl Look Like?Defining the Marketing ProblemSolutions Are Not Problems. Problems... Read More »
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White Camels 2009

July 24, 2009 – 9:08 AM
At OSCON last night the winners of this year's White Camel awards were announced. Unless you were involved in the discussions to choose the winners or were at OSCON, you won't have known that as there has been no announcement... Read More »
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Send-a-Newbie

July 5, 2009 – 5:22 PM
The Send-a-Newbie project is the Perl community at its best. People with a bit of spare money have donated to a fund to send people to YAPC::Europe. Edmund von der Burg and a team of trusted helpers have counted the... Read More »
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