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diff --git a/Documentation/marketing.txt b/Documentation/marketing.txt index 385e5172..8e4aa3b5 100644 --- a/Documentation/marketing.txt +++ b/Documentation/marketing.txt @@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ marketing guide for public-inbox TL; DR: Don't market this. If you must: don't be pushy and annoying about it. Slow down. -Please no superlatives, hype or BS. +Please no superlatives, hype or BS. Please keep all marketing +materials text-only to be accessible to those on slow networks +and ancient hardware. It's online and public, so it already markets itself. Being informative is not a bad thing, being insistent is. @@ -25,3 +27,12 @@ than the adoption of any software. Every time somebody recognizes and rejects various forms of lock-in and centralization is already a victory for us. + +Please keep in mind: + +* Perl 5 is not a well-liked language +* AGPL is not a well-liked license +* maintainer is a shy introvert + +Be sure to mention these things in any marketing materials +to avoid wasting time of people who hate Perl and/or AGPL. |