Perl Foundation Donation
January 18, 2002
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Dynamic DNS Network Services, LLC, more commonly known to the Internet community as DynDNS.org, announced today that it would contribute $20,000 to the Perl Foundation. This donation was presented to Larry Wall, inventor of Perl, today on board the ms Veendam as part of GeekCruises.com's Perl Whirl 2002 Cruise, with Neil Bauman, Captain and CEO, as the MC for the event.
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Tim Wilde (left) presenting the check for $20,000 to Larry Wall (center) and Damian Conway (right) |
“Thanks primarily to Perl and other Open Source technologies, we are able to provide DNS services to over 180,000 members of the Internet community”, said Tim Wilde, founder and chief executive officer of DynDNS.org. “This is our way of giving back to some of the people whose tireless devotion to writing quality software has enabled us to provide our services to the Internet community over the past three years.”
Added Chris Reinhardt, DynDNS.org chief operations officer and architect of the MyDynDNS line of services, “Not only is Perl the core technology behind our services, but the Perl community has welcomed us both as an organization and as individuals. It seems natural for us to share our success with them.”
The donation will be directed to the General Development Fund of the Perl Foundation, which provides funding for the continued development of Perl via Perl Development Grants. These grants provide salary and travel costs to enable exceptional Perl developers to devote their time exclusively to improving the language for the benefit of the entire Perl community. In response to the announcement, Damian Conway, recipient of the 2001 Perl Foundation Development Grant, said, “This is an extraordinary example of corporate leadership in the Perl community. Doubly so as it comes from a young and dynamic company in a time of wide-spread restraint. Generous, community-spirited, remarkable.” Larry Wall reacted by saying, “Wow! I've seen crowd surfing before, but I've never done it myself. It’s a fabulous feeling to throw yourself out over the mosh pit and find yourself so solidly supported. The future is bright for both Perl and the community that brings it to life. Wow!”
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After the presentation, from left to right: Casey West, Tim Wilde, Larry Wall, Damian Conway, and Neil Bauman |
“This gesture by DynDNS is a significant investment in Perl, and shows their direct support for the ongoing work,” said Kevin Lenzo, Chairman of the Perl Foundation. “We hope to repay them and the Perl community by direct contribution to a vibrant, robust, elegant and powerful Perl 6.”
“We hope that this donation will provide a kick-start to others who use Perl, both corporations and individuals, to help the Perl Foundation reach their funding goals for this year,” added Tim Wilde. “The people who have been expending so much time and effort to develop Perl 6 really need the help of the community, and we hope to be able to start something bigger than we could possibly do ourselves.”
Casey West, the “geek” who helped facilitate and coordinate the donation, was also enthusiastic about the impact this donation will have on the Perl community. “I feel confident that this generous donation on the part of DynDNS.org will help galvanize others in the community into doing their part to help Perl continue to grow and mature. Thanks, guys, I was glad to be a part of this!”
About The Perl Foundation
The Perl Foundation, a creation of the Yet Another Society, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization with a mission to advance collaborative efforts in Computer Science and Information Technology. The Perl Foundation coordinates the Perl Mongers, perlmonks, the international Yet Another Conferences, and the Perl Development Grants. More information on the Perl Foundation is available at http://www.perl-foundation.org/.
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