Re: DBI v2 - The Plan and How You Can Help [DRAFT]

2005-07-02 Thread Sam Tregar
On Sat, 2 Jul 2005, Dean Arnold wrote: > > > > Relax. I'm just suggesting that Tim not talk about a fund drive that > > more-or-less failed when trying to drum up volunteers for the new > > project. It will be obvious to everyone who reads this that $500 > > isn't enough to help in a significan

Re: DBI v2 - The Plan and How You Can Help [DRAFT]

2005-07-02 Thread Dean Arnold
Sam Tregar wrote: On Sat, 2 Jul 2005, Dean Arnold wrote: Er, marketting in what way ? I see the email as an attempt to attract new developers to the project. Hence it is, in some respects, an attempt to "market" DBI v2 to developers. Relax. I'm just suggesting that Tim not talk ab

Re: DBI v2 - The Plan and How You Can Help [DRAFT]

2005-07-02 Thread Sam Tregar
On Sat, 2 Jul 2005, Dean Arnold wrote: > Er, marketting in what way ? I see the email as an attempt to attract new developers to the project. Hence it is, in some respects, an attempt to "market" DBI v2 to developers. > Developing DBI/DBDs costs time & resources. Many major for-profit > orgs a

Re: DBI v2 - The Plan and How You Can Help [DRAFT]

2005-07-02 Thread Dean Arnold
Sam Tregar wrote: > >>I've not drawn any money from it yet and doubt that I will myself. >>(I'm considering suggesting that the Perl Foundation make payments >>from the fund to people making specific contributions to the DBI. >>I'm thinking especially of work on a comprehensive test harness. >>But

Re: DBI v2 - The Plan and How You Can Help [DRAFT]

2005-07-02 Thread Sam Tregar
On Fri, 1 Jul 2005, Tim Bunce wrote: > Once upon a time I said: > > > http://groups-beta.google.com/group/perl.dbi.users/msg/caf189d7b404a003?dmode=source&hl=en > Minor note: these URLs are too long to easily copy and paste. Maybe use a URL shortening sevrice like tinyurl.com. > I've not d