I do not diminish the efforts of open source contributors. I applaud them. My point was that, as a Smalltalk advocate, I worked on average 8 hours a day, every day of the year, for nearly 4 years. That is a tremendous burn rate, and I can tell you I am totally exhausted. Imagine if I had a *real*, full-time job. This effort would've literally killed me. And this is exactly why no one else can do the job.
I hear what you're saying. Here's my rationale...
#1. As far as I know, I'm the only person on the planet who has worked full-time and without pay as a programming language advocate for nearly four years. Did I mention full-time and without pay? So I think you can trust me to deliver, come hell or high water.
I applaud your commitment, but there are many people giving free time to Pharo (although more technical oriented than pure advocacy) -- Sent from: http://forum.world.st/Pharo-Smalltalk-Users-f1310670.html