Editing Raku (programming language) (section)

===Mascot===
[[File:FOSDEM 2015 Larry Wall and Camelia the Perl6 logo.jpg|thumbnail|Larry Wall and Camelia]]
The language's [[mascot]] is "Camelia, the Raku bug".<ref name="camelia">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source/perl-creator-hints-imminent-release-long-awaited-perl-6-445
 |title=Perl creator hints at imminent release of long-awaited Perl 6
 |first=Joab
 |last=Jackson
 |publisher=IDG News Service
 |date=23 July 2010
 |access-date=2015-02-08
}}</ref>
Her name is a nod to the camel mascot associated with [[Perl]], and her form, in the pun-loving tradition of the Perl community, is a play on "[[software bug]]". Spiral designs embedded in her butterfly-like wings resemble the characters "P6", the favored nickname for Perl 6, and off-center eye placement is an intentional pun on "Wall-eyed".<ref name="camelia-eyes">{{cite web
 |url=https://irclog.perlgeek.de/perl6/2016-01-15#i_11894111
 |title=Larry Wall in IRC chat log
 |date=15 January 2016
 |access-date=2017-11-10
}}</ref>

One of the goals behind the lively and colorful design of the logo was to discourage misogyny in the community and for it to be an opportunity for those of "masculine persuasion" to show their sensitive side.<ref name="camelia-purpose">{{cite web
 |url=https://github.com/perl6/mu/blob/aaa173d49c8ba681628739e96ed28fdb921211ec/misc/camelia.txt#L78-L80
 |title=Archived "Logo considerations" email from Larry Wall
 |website=[[GitHub]]
 |date=24 March 2009
 |access-date=2017-11-10
}}</ref>