I couldn't agree more, usually when I go to an open source event if the crowd is a good one they wind up going some where else after the event is over and chat for hours.
Thanks for the links, I'll look into them even though I'm on too many mailing lists already‎ :).

  Original Message  
From: ToddAndMargo
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2016 18:24
To: Paul Robert Marino
Cc: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Perl 6 just hit

On 12/28/2016 01:09 PM, Paul Robert Marino wrote:
> there is one for active Perl 6
> projects but they don't want any one who doesn't already have an
> active Perl 6 project to attend. I asked them very politely for a
> clarification on their policy and didn't not get a response. I didn't
> get a reply but I know other Perl 5 programmers who showed up looking
> to get porting tips, and were asked to leave because they weren't
> currently Perl 6 programmers, which is a very poor approach to take if
> you really want to rebuild the Perl community.

I have found in all my years in this biz that when so called "experts" get
arrogant and condescending, it is usually because they don't
know what they are doing. The real experts love to talk and talk
about what they have learned. Sort of like letting the air out
of a compressed air container.

There is a Perl 6 mailing list with a bunch of great guys
over at

http://lists.perl.org/list/perl6-users.html

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