On 08 Sep 2014, at 16:33, bulk88 <bulk88@hotmail.com> wrote: > Sawyer X wrote: >> All of these metaphors are beginning to confuse me. Considering I wasn't smart enough to begin with, I'll go back to the basics. :) >> My interest boils down to: do the Perl 5 Porters, as a group, have any intention of continually developing Perl 5 (the language and the interpreter), or is it simply a state of keeping it alive? Is Perl 5 still growing are is it at a development standstill? > Perl 6 is not the future of Perl 5. After enough years the 2 camps have separated. This feels like a self-fulfilling prophecy to me. Is that really what you want? For better or for worse, Perl 6 is here to stay. Whether one wants to be a part of that, is a personal decision. But please, keep an open mind and don’t perpetuate bad memes. LizThread Previous | Thread Next