Re: perl6-community (was RE: Obscuring code? -- should the Perl system require code to be distributed as source?)

At 01:20 PM 7/26/00 -0700, Chris Yocum wrote:
>         I think that having a system is a fine idea.  +1 for that.  I 
> just want to see the list get started so we can all start making 
> contributions to the perl6 community.

I like the idea of a list for redesigning the Perl community and I vote in 
favor of perl6-community; however, I don't think it addresses the original 
thread, where various people wanted to discuss whether or not there should 
be a requirement on Perl to be able to obscure code.  I still think that's 
a policy issue.  Some people think there should be a requirement for a 
feature to obscure; some people think there should be a requirement that it 
never have such a feature, some people think all source code should be 
distributed with any encoding of such, and some people think Watney's Red 
Barrel is real beer.

Are issues like this worth working out on their own list, or should they 
just be directed to perl6-flames?

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Peter Scott
Pacific Systems Design Technologies