Re: Current Issues with perlipc.pod - should they be fixed?

On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Tom Christiansen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes, I'm depressed too.
>
> I'm depressed that people are telling me that I don't talk good no more.

I don't think anyone said any such thing, I sure don't think that. I
can imagine it feels like that, since this discussion is about what
many perceive to be wrong about those documents, not on what is good
about them.

> Deleting things from Perl that you've decided make you wrinkle your nose
> has always been a a *very* popular idea historically. =C2=A0It's also bee=
n
> fairly effective at killing off interest in helping develop Perl, because
> every new generation find that they disapprove of the one that came befor=
e
> them, so they'd like to hurry them off to the grave before anybody notice=
s.

Not deleting anything can be just as effective at killing off interest
in helping develop Perl. It's all about balance.

> Surely driving away a few people who aren't family friendly is worth the
> vast strides of progress you promise to lead those of us who survive into=
.

Maybe they are driving you away, but you're driving other people away
the same way. If I may speak for myself, I find this whole discussion
extremely discouraging. If anything, this discussion is far more
heated and far more dominated by emotion on all sides than it should
be.

Leon