"The push towards the next major version of perl started with a
bang -- literally, thanks to Jon Orwant and his now-infamous
coffee-mug-tossing act. Mailing lists were set up, a flurry of RFCs
were submitted, and now, almost five months since the RFC process
ended. Quiet. What *is* going on with perl6, anyway?...."
"So, contrary to all outward appearances, perl6 is indeed alive
and well! In order to remedy this information deficit, Simon Cozens
has stepped forward, and volunteered a companion to his
perl5-porters digest."
