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author | Rafael Garcia-Suarez <rgarciasuarez@gmail.com> | 2003-01-08 20:48:19 +0000 |
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committer | Rafael Garcia-Suarez <rgarciasuarez@gmail.com> | 2003-01-08 20:48:19 +0000 |
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PerlFAQ sync.
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diff --git a/pod/perlfaq1.pod b/pod/perlfaq1.pod index 69490de5e4..ea3a4c3676 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq1.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq1.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perlfaq1 - General Questions About Perl ($Revision: 1.10 $, $Date: 2002/08/29 03:34:00 $) +perlfaq1 - General Questions About Perl ($Revision: 1.11 $, $Date: 2002/12/06 07:40:11 $) =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ The 5.0 release is, essentially, a ground-up rewrite of the original perl source code from releases 1 through 4. It has been modularized, object-oriented, tweaked, trimmed, and optimized until it almost doesn't look like the old code. However, the interface is mostly the same, and -compatibility with previous releases is very high. +compatibility with previous releases is very high. See L<perltrap/"Perl4 to Perl5 Traps">. To avoid the "what language is perl5?" confusion, some people prefer to @@ -94,14 +94,14 @@ See L<perlhist> for a history of Perl revisions. =head2 What is perl6? -At The Second O'Reilly Open Source Software Convention, Larry Wall +At The Second O'Reilly Open Source Software Convention, Larry Wall announced Perl6 development would begin in earnest. Perl6 was an oft used term for Chip Salzenberg's project to rewrite Perl in C++ named Topaz. However, Topaz provided valuable insights to the next version -of Perl and its implementation, but was ultimately abandoned. +of Perl and its implementation, but was ultimately abandoned. -If you want to learn more about Perl6, or have a desire to help in -the crusade to make Perl a better place then peruse the Perl6 developers +If you want to learn more about Perl6, or have a desire to help in +the crusade to make Perl a better place then peruse the Perl6 developers page at http://dev.perl.org/perl6/ and get involved. Perl6 is not scheduled for release yet, and Perl5 will still be supported |