Re: [DOC PATCH] teach perlfaq1 about 5.10

On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 03:37:49PM -0800, Michael G Schwern wrote:
> Paul Johnson wrote:
> > Questions:
> > 
> >  - Do we want to try to predict when Perl 6 will (or will not) be
> >    released?  Am I accurate, or at least not inaccurate?
> 
> I think, given our past wild inaccuracies about Perl 6 predictions (ie. the
> "by Christmas" running gag), that we should pull any predictions and simply
> say what we know:  that there is no release date for Perl 6 and Perl 5 will
> continue to be supported well after its release.

It is useful, or is it marketing/advocacy to explain why? That Perl 6, like
any open source project, determines when to release based on readiness, rather
than some compromise between the desires of engineering and marketing
departments.

[I don't feel that I phrased that as well as it could be phrased]

Nicholas Clark