From 0dfdf8863982ad257fbe3c0a9b3485079445fba1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Prather Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:18:26 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Add obituary for Matt S. Trout Matt was a pivotal member of the Perl community who passed away recently. This obituary acknowledges his extensive contributions, roles and projects that shaped modern Perl. --- pod/perldelta.pod | 14 ++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index d2df15615a1c..4438615b9444 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -404,8 +404,18 @@ the F of a previous release. =head1 Obituary -XXX If any significant core contributor or member of the CPAN community has -died, add a short obituary here. +"WELL VOLUNTEERED!" echoed across conferences and IRC. Matt S. Trout's battle +cry that transformed reluctant volunteers into community leaders. With profound +sadness, we announce Matt's passing. Since the early 2000s, Matt shaped Perl +through sheer force of will: IRC operator, PAUSE administrator, ShadowCat +co-founder, architect of DBIx::Class. His opinions came wrapped in profanity +and delivered at maximum volume. He suffered no fools and grew to sometimes +realize he should apologize. Yet this same abrasive exterior protected fierce +dedication to mentoring, developers he harangued into volunteering now lead the +community themselves. Matt's deliberately mind-bending code pushed Perl +forward. Every modern Perl developer touches his legacy daily. + +Well volunteered, Matt. Rest in peace. =head1 Acknowledgements From 24d6bb8ae6b353d2343cbfcf2065c2f9c9ebdf39 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Prather Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:07:45 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/5] add Chris Prather to AUTHORS file Add myself to the Authors file using Porting/updateAUTHORS.pl as this is my first PR. --- AUTHORS | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS index 4df138ae9a60..3e77a20da704 100644 --- a/AUTHORS +++ b/AUTHORS @@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ Chris Lamb Chris Lightfoot Chris Nandor Chris Pepper +Chris Prather Chris R. Donnelly Chris Travers Chris Tubutis From ea178cecb52cb5586197b14c07282d07fa8cc828 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Prather Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:19:54 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Philippe Bruhat (BooK) Co-authored-by: Karen Etheridge --- pod/perldelta.pod | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index 4438615b9444..5506114ac409 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -404,8 +404,9 @@ the F of a previous release. =head1 Obituary -"WELL VOLUNTEERED!" echoed across conferences and IRC. Matt S. Trout's battle -cry that transformed reluctant volunteers into community leaders. With profound +"WELL VOLUNTEERED!" echoed across conference rooms and IRC channels. Matt S. Trout's battle +cry that transformed reluctant volunteers into community leaders. +With profound sadness, we announce Matt's passing. Since the early 2000s, Matt shaped Perl through sheer force of will: IRC operator, PAUSE administrator, ShadowCat co-founder, architect of DBIx::Class. His opinions came wrapped in profanity From 39c38b86ac81fc0b6fb84d2887388b341f8cb3c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Prather Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:20:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 4/5] add whitespace between paragraphs --- pod/perldelta.pod | 19 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index 5506114ac409..ea323435803d 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -406,15 +406,16 @@ the F of a previous release. "WELL VOLUNTEERED!" echoed across conference rooms and IRC channels. Matt S. Trout's battle cry that transformed reluctant volunteers into community leaders. -With profound -sadness, we announce Matt's passing. Since the early 2000s, Matt shaped Perl -through sheer force of will: IRC operator, PAUSE administrator, ShadowCat -co-founder, architect of DBIx::Class. His opinions came wrapped in profanity -and delivered at maximum volume. He suffered no fools and grew to sometimes -realize he should apologize. Yet this same abrasive exterior protected fierce -dedication to mentoring, developers he harangued into volunteering now lead the -community themselves. Matt's deliberately mind-bending code pushed Perl -forward. Every modern Perl developer touches his legacy daily. + +With profound sadness, we announce Matt's passing. Since the early 2000s, Matt +shaped Perl through sheer force of will: IRC operator, PAUSE administrator, +ShadowCat co-founder, architect of DBIx::Class. His opinions came wrapped in +profanity and delivered at maximum volume. He suffered no fools and grew to +sometimes realize he should apologize. Yet this same abrasive exterior +protected fierce dedication to mentoring, developers he harangued into +volunteering now lead the community themselves. Matt's deliberately +mind-bending code pushed Perl forward. Every modern Perl developer touches his +legacy daily. Well volunteered, Matt. Rest in peace. From fe03fee6121a257f40a2298fe6127769b4802add Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Prather Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2025 23:29:03 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Update pod/perldelta.pod correct Shadowcat Co-authored-by: Philippe Bruhat (BooK) --- pod/perldelta.pod | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index ea323435803d..afd4857386aa 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ cry that transformed reluctant volunteers into community leaders. With profound sadness, we announce Matt's passing. Since the early 2000s, Matt shaped Perl through sheer force of will: IRC operator, PAUSE administrator, -ShadowCat co-founder, architect of DBIx::Class. His opinions came wrapped in +Shadowcat Systems co-founder, architect of DBIx::Class. His opinions came wrapped in profanity and delivered at maximum volume. He suffered no fools and grew to sometimes realize he should apologize. Yet this same abrasive exterior protected fierce dedication to mentoring, developers he harangued into