Perl rules - Python drools

[Steve Holden]

Does the phrase "get a life" have any significance in this context?

regards
 Steve

"David T. Grove" wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 13 Oct 2000 11:38:52 +0200, "Wayne Paterson"
> <waynep at staff.intekom.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> >
> >begin 666 cameleatingpython.jpg
> 
> If you don't mind, I won't waste my time peeking at this.
> 
> As an avid perl user: I should point out something. You are in
> violation of trademark law. You are not permitted to use a camel in
> association with the Perl language without specific written permission
> from O'Reilly and Associates. You have also used a trademarked
> O'Reilly symbol for an unauthorized attack on the Python community,
> for which O'Reilly can seek additional legal remedies, since you are
> misrepresenting O'Reilly and Associates to the public. Your email
> address seems to indicate that you are making this attack on behalf of
> your company. If this is true, your company may be held equally
> liable.
> 
> That I know of, there is no such restriction on using a python image
> with the python language. That would be almost impossible for O'Reilly
> to hold up in court. Maybe if O'Reilly had used a four-legged octopus
> for their Python book, _that_ they could trademark, not that anyone
> would use it.
> 
> The disentanglement of Python from external corporate control, even in
> an area such as this, is more than just a few major plusses for the
> Python language... and I don't even particularly care for the Python
> language. (I'm here to watch trends, learn what I can, enjoy
> non-elitist community discussion, and make some objective personal and
> business-level decisions.)
> 
> You might consider thinking twice before trolling, there's likely to
> be someone in the group who can slam you harder than you wanna be, you
> wannabe.
> 
> Pete
> The Trollmeister

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