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LinuxPR: Perl Activists Win White Camel Awards

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 25, 1999

“Tom Christiansen, Kevin Lenzo, and Adam Turoff Recognized for
Extraordinary Contributions to Perl Programming Language.”

“The first White Camel Awards were presented to three leading
activists in the Perl community at O’Reilly’s Perl Conference 3.0
in Monterey, CA on August 23. Tom Christiansen, Kevin Lenzo, and
Adam Turoff were recognized for their extraordinary contributions
to Perl Advocacy, the Perl Community, and Perl User Groups,
respectively.

“The White Camel Awards were created to honor individuals who
devote remarkable creativity, energy, and time to the non-technical
work that supports Perl’s active and loyal user community.

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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