We're looking for people to help continue the tradition of the Perl Advent
Calendar. Since 2000, the calendar has been produced as a fun way of
(re-)introducing the wonders of CPAN to the community through ~four weeks of
daily module reviews. For an example see last year's calendar currently
available at http://web.mit.edu/belg4mit/www/
Until we get something else set up, please reply regarding participation to
the list.
"Action items" (pluses are an estimation of effort required):
+ modules:
Even if you cannot allocate much effort to other parts of the
project, recommendations of modules to consider for review are
very helpful; check your bookmarks for things you've always
meant to try, and site_perl for obscure/overlooked useful
modules (perhaps beyond the scope intended by the author).
*For now, please send these to me directly, and not the list*
++++ authors:
People to write the reviews, hopefully 5-8 volunteers to
reduce the workload but keep the number of people manageable.
+++++ editor (I have no problem doing this):
Organize everything, especially scheduling the authors
contributions.
++ domain name: Uri?
advent.perl.org
+/+++ hosting:
a (semi?)permanent home for past, present and future calendars?
perl.org? local (Duane)?
++ secretary/admin:
Set up a private wiki or email list for contributors to
converse. This prevents bothering others with the chatter,
and also helps to preserve the surprise for readers ;-)
Also, do we want a CMS (with integrated RSS) or to go with
simpler freeform style of last year? manual HTML editing
around perl-tidy output and a quick hack for RSS
+++ splash image:
an interesting (libre) christmas/camelid themed image for the
calendar. Are you good with a camera? Photoshop? Inkscape?
Perhaps a medium close-up of a christmas tree decorated with
camels and onions and sigils?
+/++ publicity:
Spread the word to the usual suspects and others.
+++ archive:
Permission for republishing of previous years from Mark Fowler
Retrieve copies from him or Wayback. I had pieced together a
copy of the first year's calendar (lost by Fowler due to
system failure) but cannot locate it. I think I emailed a
copy once or twice though, and hopefully he still has it?
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