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>>>>> "Todd" == Bennett Todd <bet@rahul.net> writes:
Todd> Here's a very important matter: while perl6 doesn't make
Todd> perl5 disappear, it _does_, if I understand matters
Todd> correctly, gravely threaten perl5.7; not only by dividing
Todd> the development effort onto two fronts, but by creating a
Todd> substantial incentive to avoid having perl5 be a moving
Todd> target. Anything else I can imagine would be shaping things
Todd> for a schism.
Ah, no. See <URL:http://use.perl.org> and elsewhere for Jarrko's
intentions wrt 5.7 & 5.8. Perl6 does, however, significantly lower
the likelihood of perl5 after 5.8.
--
Stephen
"And what do we burn apart from witches?"... "More witches!"