Miguel Enrique Cobá Martinez wrote:
Anyway, my mail was to support the work of Stef and the Pharo team and not to start a flame about Squeak. So let this rest now.
Best to let it rest. The past can't be changed, but the future is in the hands of each fork. There may be similarities along the way, amongst the different forks. Shrinking the core image and reloadable packages is likely common to all forks - ideally, we'd all arrive at the same core. But there are differences too, in the goals of each fork, not just personality differences. Some may feel that energies are wasted with the forks. Probably they're right. The question is whether or not the wasted energies can be afforded. If multiple forks can draw more resources in total, to offset the extra energies expended, then everyone is ahead. It's not clear yet whether the overall Squeak/Pharo/Seaside community is growing, and whether that would be because of the fork or not. Also, a little friendly competition, does seem to motivate and inspire people. -- Yanni