I agree, but it doesn't seem to playing out that way, based on two client
examples. The reason I raise this issue here is that we may need to be more
focused on how the Perl 6 statements are presented.
Ordinarily, no one likes to use any version of any software that is a *.0.
Balancing statements like "great new functionality" with "stability" and
"backward compatibility" are a must to avoid eroding the support we already
have for Perl.
Bob Doucette
-----Original Message-----
From: Elaine -HFB- Ashton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 12:08 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: backlash on rewrite/redesign of Perl -- feedback
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] quoth:
*>I was wondering if anyone else has run into the kind of negative feedback
*>placed on the public statements about Perl 6 is critical. I was surprised
*>to get such a direct and worried response.
Most people I've talked to aren't giving Perl6 too much thought as it's
still a lofty goal/idea rather than something coming down the pipe to a
server near you today. Why worry about the nebulous concept of 'future
Perl' when it's a long way off unless you are looking for an excuse to bag
it?
I would think that people should worry more about the lack of 5.6.1 being
released and the long-term maintainence of Perl5 since it is what they are
using now and what they will continue to use for the next 2 years or more.
e.
