Here are some questions that I have on the Squeak:



1)      Is Squeak actually mature for commercial applications/packages/systems?

2)      If not, when it will be so?

3)      If not, what is the work to do towards this direction? Modules/Packages? Security? Distribution? Cryptographic Bytecodes? Dynamic Translation? Clean Up? Indipendent OS? All? Other? Or What?

4)      If a company want to begin to develop heavy commercial applications in Squeak, therefore investing money and resources, what is the future that awaits them? Should they develop the lacking modules/parts from themselves? Should they build a new development environment based on Squeak core technologies? Should they wait that the Squeak becomes more mature? Or what?

5)      Is there in the Squeak Community any orientation towards market? Or not?

6)      What the Squeak Community can do (in terms of support) for a company that wants to adopt Squeak as development platform for his applications/systems?

7)      Ultimately, is there a future of Squeak in the market?



Very deep questions maybe, but ...



Any comment will be very appreciated.





Regards,



Enrico Bertini

 

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