Hello, all, Adam Theo here;
i didn't catch the first half of this thread, just the posts from the
last digest.
on the matter of compiling perl: this is something i have also been
wanting to look into, for the reason of speeding up my programs, and
being able to distribute my programs to people who don't have perl
(probably because they are newbies to computers, and just want a
program that works instead of having to install Perl5 and all required
modules...). i plan to educate myself about this extensively.
when i have educated myself, i plan to write it all up for my
website. if anyone would like to be notified of it when it goes up, or
contribute to it, just send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and i'll notify you
and include full credits for contributions.
on the matter of GPL. that is a very good issue you bring up,
mr. ghuloum. i have had questions about the GPL, and what happens if a
person "links" (in various ways) his code to code covered by the GPL.
now, to warn, plug follows, for a mailing list i am proud to host
at my website. for "newbies to open source", to help educate
people on what open source and all it's parts are all about.
# begin shameless plug:
well, to start off, i am the proud host of two mailing lists, both
started from ideas on the free-software-business list on crynwr.com.
the first, is a list for "newbies to open source". it is to help
educate people on open source, it's philosophy, it's licenses, and all
other issues. it is for people who are not familiar with the open
source world and want to learn more about it. the purpose is much like
this list, except it deals with open source in general, and not a
programming language.
an issue i want to bring up soon on it is to talk about the GPL and
how projects using code (in various ways) covered by it can be
affected.
Robin Lavallee: if you are interested in mr Gholoum's GPL issue, i
encourage you to consider subscribing.
Abdulaziz Ghuloum: the list can use a good "expert" (really just
someone who knows more than the newbies, and can put in a few
cents). i'd be obliged if you would consider participating.
the list is called "The Bazaar List", named after Eric S Raymond's
essay 'the cathedral and the bazaar', and it's website is at:
http://www.theoretic.com/bazaar
to subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
thank you all.
# end shameless plug
# exhale, breath, sigh. :)
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