The concept of perl 6, at some stage shifted from being the next incremental release of the Perl language, sure. For around 10 or so years the Perl 6 crew knew

The concept of perl 6, at some stage shifted from being the next incremental release of the Perl language, sure. For around 10 or so years the Perl 6 crew knew this was going to be a different language, yet held onto the name for this period of time and even made arguments in public that Perl 6 should remain the name, given all the facts, as recently as last year. This sort of thing can cause problems in communities, and nobody on the outside of the inner clan really cares, beyond the point that all the slight of hand and infighting pushes good folk away. Bullying Isn't Effective Advocacy: https://perlmonks.com/?node_id=1221390 https://perlmonks.com/?node_id=1221390 Also, when it was known Perl 6 was going to be a different language, they were several year away from a release