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diff --git a/pod/perlfaq1.pod b/pod/perlfaq1.pod index bbdad0f3a5..f1c46382aa 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq1.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq1.pod @@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ See L<perlhist> for a history of Perl revisions. =head2 What is perl6? -At the Second O'Reilly Open Source Software Convention (also known as -the Fourth Perl Conference, or TPC4) held in Monterey, California in -July 2000, Larry Wall announced that Perl6 development would begin in earnest. -Perl6 was an oft used term for Chip Salzenberg's project Topaz, -but that should not be confused with the new effort to rewrite Perl while -keeping the lessons learned from Perl5 and other software in mind. +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 should not be confused with the nisus to rewrite +Perl while keeping the lessons learned from other software, as well as +Perl5, in mind. If you have a desire to help in the crusade to make Perl a better place then peruse the Perl6 developers page at http://www.perl.org/perl6/ and |