Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-perl-modperl-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 52435 invoked from network); 27 Mar 2009 12:04:12 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.3) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 27 Mar 2009 12:04:12 -0000 Received: (qmail 82469 invoked by uid 500); 27 Mar 2009 12:04:11 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-perl-modperl-archive@perl.apache.org Received: (qmail 82453 invoked by uid 500); 27 Mar 2009 12:04:11 -0000 Mailing-List: contact modperl-help@perl.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk list-help: list-unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list modperl@perl.apache.org Received: (qmail 82445 invoked by uid 99); 27 Mar 2009 12:04:11 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:04:11 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.0 required=10.0 tests=SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [210.193.32.133] (HELO mail.nexlabs.com) (210.193.32.133) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:04:03 +0000 Received: (qmail 101 invoked from network); 27 Mar 2009 11:54:00 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.1.187?) (jhfoo@nexlabs.com@203.123.21.84) by www.nexlabs.com with SMTP; 27 Mar 2009 11:54:00 -0000 Message-ID: <49CCC0A0.2010301@extracktor.com> Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:03:44 +0800 From: Foo JH User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (Windows/20090302) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Octavian Rasnita CC: modperl Subject: Re: decline and fall of modperl? References: <753640.29610.qm@web56407.mail.re3.yahoo.com> <8D136DA7BF0040F4A0FB29EA3A29ABA3@teddy> <49CA76B2.8020703@norchemlab.com> <49CAF55D.3060705@extracktor.com> <7e79c5b90903260333v485f28d3t98e2914b00c04bb@mail.gmail.com> <5598897C615F409086B1F575BED3EDEE@teddy> <01504B1A-5315-47BC-B9ED-AF088C332E5F@fysh.org> <07133011ED1649CC8F7692CBD18E4D5E@teddy> <49CBF547.2080007@norchemlab.com> <94A26B7A938A469F80780A43318B2F9F@Teddy> In-Reply-To: <94A26B7A938A469F80780A43318B2F9F@Teddy> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org Octavian Rasnita wrote: > It seems that Perl is beaten by this new atitude, and the fact that it > is a better language doesn't help too much. Haven't we all learnt from Bush, that the best people don't always make President? > If the program is hard enough protected, most users won't be able to get > its clear source code, so we can say that it is protected. > But if we protect it by just a licence, nothing would stop the user to > sell it to someone else (theoreticly, of course, not that this thing > really happends). I think we should just agree that there are 2 styles of businesses: 1. Linux-style: devalue the privacy of your source code. Let people buy your product because of the code quality, and the ability to make minor changes on your own responsibility. 2. Windows-style: your code is mystery, but your program works anyway and your support is good. And that's good enough for people to buy your product. Using Perl doesn't mean we must adopt Linux-style biz. There are other environments, which thrive on Windows-style biz. Luckily Perl does support this to some extend.