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  • Here, I'll explain since you don't seem to get it.

    When people ask "When will Perl6 be finished?", they want to know when there will be a Perl 6.0 release. Of course everyone realizes development will still continue, who ever said it wouldn't? The question doesn't imply that at all, at least not to me.

    If you don't want to answer the question then don't. But don't act like it's some huge imposition to be asked.

    As a software developer I'm asked about my ETAs every single day. It's really not that

    • No need to be snarky.

      As a frequent denison of #perl6, the impression I get when this is asked on IRC is the same as what pmichaud finds. Maybe it's not intended that way, but asking is something is 'finished' to me implies 'is the spec completed', not 'is the spec at 6.0', no matter the actual intent.

      Just to add: the folks on #perl6 are very accommodating to new users, including ones that ask that question. It's probably the nicest IRC channel I've been on.

      • I would imagine the people who ask about Perl6's ETA don't care much about the Perl6 spec completion date. It's probably safe to assume they mean when can they do something like `apt-get install perl6`.

        • I would imagine the people who ask about Perl6's ETA don't care much about the Perl6 spec completion date.

          Yes, but the spec and the test suite define what Perl 6 is, not a single implementation. Anything that passes the test suite is considered Perl 6, so Perl 6 can have many implementations. As the article states, having a 'useful Perl 6' will help drive the spec to completion, but it likely won't be the only implementation in the long run.

          It's probably safe to assume they mean when can they do something like `apt-get install perl6`.

          Agreed, and that's the disconnect. It'll probably be something more like 'apt-get install rakudo' or similar.

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