I read that Perl 6 is going to avoid the filename syntax issue by using URI's (also known as URL's) to provide a platform-independant file naming convension.

Really!? What a wonderful way to alienate the entire Windows world. The decision to reserve colons in URI was a bad idea. Its the reason that Win32 folks dont like URI's. To embrace it in perl6 is an even worse idea.

I know that this is a pretty negative POV, but I'm willing to bet that whomever thought up borrowing URI's for perl doesnt use a Win32 box much. file:///D|WTF!

Oh well, I suppose ill get used to it at some point. *sigh*

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