in reply to Re: Find your own monastery: "Perl 6" is not Perl, and Perl is not a Dinosaur
in thread Find your own monastery: "Perl 6" is not Perl, and Perl is not a Dinosaur

if Larry had named the latter something besides Perl I don't think it would have gotten traction.

Plus, there are innumerable ways that the Perl association could have been retained without closing off the door to Perl5's future.


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