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xdg
<p>In the [http://www.heise-online.co.uk/open/Healthcheck-Perl-The-Perl-Future--/features/112388/0|Healthcheck: Perl] article mentioned in [id://735692], the author suggests that he and others think that Perl 5.10.0 should really be called [http://www.heise-online.co.uk/open/Healthcheck-Perl-The-Perl-Future--/features/112388/1|Perl 5 Version 10.0].</p>
<p>I hadn't heard this before, but the more I reflect on it, the more I like the idea. For one, I think it sort of helps differentiate Perl 5 and Perl 6 as different languages, rather than as successor languages. Additionally, it's a subtle marketing trick to defeat the "no major release of Perl" in X years FUD, as it makes "Perl 5" a language and "Version 10" a major new release.</p>
<p>Had others heard this meme before? If so, where? And what do you think about the idea?</p>
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