As promised the consortium engineering team composed of G. Polito, P. Tesone, E. Lorenzano, M. Denker, C. Demarey and S. Ducasse produced a statement about the Pharo VM. This statement was reviewed by the Pharo board and follows decisions taken during the 2019 consortium general assembly held during PharoDays. S. Ducasse on the behalf of the consortium -------------------------------------------- Stéphane Ducasse http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr / http://www.pharo.org 03 59 35 87 52 Assistant: Julie Jonas FAX 03 59 57 78 50 TEL 03 59 35 86 16 S. Ducasse - Inria 40, avenue Halley, Parc Scientifique de la Haute Borne, Bât.A, Park Plaza Villeneuve d'Ascq 59650 France