(My apologies if these are redundant observations for this mailing list community)
Also note for anyone who wonders "what's up with this Perl6 thing?" that, despite the name, "Perl6" is a VERY different programming language than Perl5. Perl6 is not Perl5 with some improvements and changes, like perl4->perl5 or python2->python3 or ruby1.8->ruby1.9. Perl6 implementations have all been written from scratch (not based on perl5 or any other language implementation), and Perl6 shares neither syntax nor semantics with Perl5 beyond the superficial. Perl6 is instead a language *inspired by* Perl5, and a whole lot of other languages. It is a really interesting and neat new language - but in the context of this mailing list I think it is important to highlight the difference. When a production-ready or "stable" Perl6 is released we on this list will not suddenly start saying "stop using Perl5 and upgrade to Perl6 if you can", for example, any sooner than suggesting you "upgrade" to Ruby or Python or Rust. I'd be delighted to talk about Perl6 and elaborate on any aspect of it -- how it fits in the world, what makes it interesting, etc. But I think the above is essential context for any Perl6 conversation, and illustrates how it must be fairly separate from conversations about Perl5. --Brock P.S. Another resource in addition to IRC (which is probably the best place to discuss Perl6) -- there is also a perl6-users mailing list that I hope will pick up steam soon, http://perl6.org/archive/lists/
