Fastmail Donates USD 10,000 to The Perl and Raku Foundation
Fastmail stuck with Perl because Perl stuck with them. TPRF can fund community grants again because of donors like this.
Cast-Iron Community: Your Chance to Sponsor TPRC 2026
Like a well-seasoned cast-iron pan, Perl is reliable, versatile, and built to last. Support TPRC 2026 and connect with a community that values durability and craftsmanship.
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Announcing the Perl Toolchain Summit 2026
Major Perl ecosystem maintainers will gather in Vienna, Austria for four days of intensive collaboration that will benefit the entire Perl community.
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DuckDuckGo Donates $25,000 to The Perl and Raku Foundation v2025
DuckDuckGo has generously donated USD 25,000 to The Perl and Raku Foundation for the second consecutive year, enabling critical language improvements by developers like Paul Evans, who has previously contributed the builtin module, class feature system, and lexical method support.
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Geizhals Preisvergleich Donates USD 10,000 to The Perl and Raku Foundation
The Perl and Raku Foundation announces a generous USD 10,000 donation from Geizhals Preisvergleich in support of the Perl 5 Core Maintenance Fund. This funding enables critical bug fixes and security improvements that keep Perl stable and reliable for organisations worldwide.
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My Guilty Perl Obsession
Perl came for free. How much have I contributed in return? Absolutely nothing.
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SUSE Donates USD 11,500 to The Perl and Raku Foundation
SUSE contributes $11,500 to support The Perl and Raku Foundation’s critical Perl 5 Core Maintenance Fund.
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Proxmox Donates €10,000 to The Perl and Raku Foundation
Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH contributes €10,000 to support The Perl and Raku Foundation’s critical Perl 5 Core Maintenance Fund.
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The Perl Toolchain Summit 2025: Security, Testing, and Community Collaboration
33 Perl ecosystem maintainers gathered in Leipzig for four days of intensive collaboration, delivering major security tooling improvements, testing infrastructure updates, and core performance enhancements that benefit the entire Perl community.
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The Perl Toolchain Summit 2025 Needs You
The Perl Toolchain Summit 2025 needs financial support to bring together essential contributors who maintain Perl’s critical infrastructure. Unlike languages backed by large corporations, Perl relies entirely on community support. The summit will focus on revitalizing CPAN Testers and implementing secure authentication for PAUSE uploads, both vital for Perl’s ecosystem security and health. Current sponsors include Booking.com, WebPros, and several others, but more funding is needed to reach the €25,000 target.
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Why Deriv Supports the Perl Ecosystem
Deriv, an online trading company processing millions of transactions daily, continues to support the Perl ecosystem after 25 years of utilizing the language in their operations. Their core systems still run on Perl’s stable architecture, while they actively maintain support for MetaCPAN and CPAN resources that benefit developers worldwide.
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From Code to Community: Sponsoring TPRC 2025
Support the Perl and Raku communities by sponsoring our 2025 conference. Help foster open source development while connecting with talented developers.
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Get ready for the 2025 Perl and Raku Conference!
Preparations for 2025’s conference are well underway, and the CFP is now open!
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DuckDuckGo Donates $25,000 to The Perl and Raku Foundation
The Perl and Raku Foundation is pleased to announce a gift of $25,000 from DuckDuckGo
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This is Your Opportunity to Sponsor the Perl and Raku Conference 2024
Sponsorship opportunities for the 2024 Perl and Raku Conference are still available
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Interview: Trying to Catch Paul "LeoNerd" Evans
The prolific CPAN and Perl core developer talks about exceptions and other Perl topics.
