However, lately it appears that PHP is growing very quickly while I don't see huge levels of support for EmbPerl. I shudder at the idea of using PHP (from early experience it appears to be a dumbed down version of Perl) and will only do so when when EmbPerl is no longer being developed or supported.
Before switching to PHP you might try Mason instead, which is another perl SSI system for mod_perl. I have used Mason and it is perfectly fine, but I prefer Embperl for various reasons. Still, I would go to that before switching languages unless you are also tired of Perl or want to jump on the PHP bandwagon (which doesn't sound like the case). http://www.masonhq.com
I also have been concerned with Embperl over the last year or so and I have considered migrating to Mason or even PHP. I still use 1.x since it satisfies all that I have needed with the exception of speed (since Embperl is pretty much the slowest of the lot). Embperl is the technology behind several successful web based applications that I have developed for work (unfortunately, I cannot get agreement to release the projects outside of the company yet).
I would love to see Embperl really take off and I think Gerald has created something great here, which given the right attention could easily give php some good competition (and boost Perl back into a good web technology position in the eyes of the world). Open source may solve the problem and I hope Gerald considers this option seriously. I know how hard it is to release your own "baby" into the wild, but as time goes by and Embperl remains unstable on 2.x, the less it will matter anyway. Even without proper "open source", Gerald could pick one or two people to help contribute to the project behind closed doors, which would provide the greatest control over his project while still getting the benfit of more developers.
Finances could help motivation as well, and I am positive that I could get my company to kick in something for all the great apps that we use it for.
As for using Source Forge...it is handy because it has been developed, but web cvs can be done without SF and wouldn't it be cool to use Embperl for the rest of the system (bug tracking, CM, etc) to show off the power of Embperl?
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