Damian Conway's latest diary entry has also been marked as his last.
Read it to see what what he plans to do next.
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Re: Damian Conway's diary
by princepawn (Parson) on Oct 07, 2002 at 17:34 UTC | |
That means that for the rest of 2002 I will not be reading or contributing to Perl mailing lists or newsgroups, will not be maintaining my numerous CPAN modules, will not be travelling or speaking, and will not even be regularly reading my (Perl-specific) email. In fact, the only Perl-related activities I'll still be undertaking will be those related to the Perl 6 design work (that is, I'll continue to help Larry and the design team, and to write the Exegeses for the Apocalypses). My reactions to this: I am just brainstorming here, but I certainly had a strong reaction to this paragraph and thought I would share my thoughts. | [reply] |
by Ovid (Cardinal) on Oct 07, 2002 at 17:52 UTC | |
This is what struck me as most significant. I'll be doing my best to recover from the stresses of the past 21 months, and to plan and develop my training business, and -- most importantly -- to spend as much time as I possibly can with my beloved wife. Dr. Conway has spent almost two years with limited contact with his wife. He has given far more to the Perl community than he has taken. I thoroughly applaud his decision to spend time on what's really important -- himself and his family. We work to live, not live to work. As for discussing language issues via email, I don't think he would have been as productive. Nothing can possibly match the dynamics of a face-to-face conversation. While it is sometimes necessary to communicate remotely, this should not be done for extensive work and brainstorming. Email gets delayed, context is misunderstood, assumptions are made and, for lack of time, are not clarified. I can't even begin to guess how many times I've had to follow up on some electronic communication with a either a clarification, or worse, a fire extinguisher to quench the unanticipated flames. And to Dr. Conway: thank you for all of the work you have done. Cheers, Join the Perlmonks Setiathome Group or just click on the the link and check out our stats. | [reply] |
by Elian (Parson) on Oct 07, 2002 at 17:54 UTC | |
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by Abigail-II (Bishop) on Oct 08, 2002 at 09:08 UTC | |
What if there is a bug with one his modules?Yeah, so what? Did you have him sign a contract that he will give prompt support to modules he has released? I don't think so. If you find a bug, fix it. Release a patch. Volunteer to take over maintainance of said module - he's been asking for maintainers of his modules since at least YAPC::NA 2002. In that case you contribute a lot more than suggesting the world is coming to an end if Damian takes a 3 month break. Abigail | [reply] |
by Moonie (Friar) on Oct 07, 2002 at 17:47 UTC | |
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by rir (Vicar) on Oct 07, 2002 at 17:56 UTC | |
Panic not. That is only a couple of months. | [reply] |