> Alan Burlison wrote:
>
> John Tobey wrote:
>
> > 1 November 2000 - Perl6 alpha in C++ that uses classes derived
> > from PerlInterpreter and SV
> everywhere in place
> > of these types, a la Pickle, but with inline
> > methods that use Perl 5's internal API.
>
> I think there is an undiscussed assumption about the implementation
> language in there somewhere...
>
I think you may have missed the context of the message. John was talking
about creating his Alpha using various existing projects that had already
been done in C++.
[ ... snip ... ]
> We've been down that path already - Topaz. With all due respect this is
> supposed to be a community rewrite. Your proposal doesn't seem to be
> along those lines.
>
With all due respect, I think you may be taking this out of context. I
don't believe John's intent was to hijack the process. He was outling
a theoretical schedule that could be used to provide a working
Perl5 -> Perl6 migration path.
Regards,
-Brent
