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Re:Larry Wall has approved renaming Perl 6 to Raku by coldtea on Saturday October 12, 2019 @08:28AM (#21232498)
>Everything counts

Not everything counts equally. If something affects the adoption by 1M users, and another is only a concern for 100 weirdos, the second is not exactly a major issue to focus on...

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Re:Larry Wall has approved renaming Perl 6 to Raku by pvaldes on Saturday October 12, 2019 @03:23PM (#21235573)
> If something affects the adoption by 1M users, and another is only a concern for 100 weirdos, the second is not exactly a major issue to focus on...

noun: weirdo;

1) a person whose dress or behaviour seems strange or eccentric.

Yep, weirdos will never ever have any influence on Perl development or Perl community.

https://www.ecured.cu/Larry_Wall#/media/File:Imagen_Larry_Wa...

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Re:Larry Wall has approved renaming Perl 6 to Raku by b2gills on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @02:52AM (#21267749)
He has long hair now, which is often under a cowboy hat. He of course still wears hawaiian shirts.
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