Oh dear, is this the same Raiph who is trying to walk back an entire year of perl-6 marketing? Don't get your hopes up, friends!

In terms of what Larry is focused on, namely drawing a testable line in the swirling sands that nails down a 1.0 of a language specification, not a compiler, it will be a success by "definition".

That's right, it's not a stable thing you can use. It's a spec he's promised to stop fiddling with. For now.