>>>>> "Hilaire" == Hilaire Fernandes <hilaire at ofset.org> writes:

Hilaire> I am tempted to think SqF board should not be afraid to choose direction
Hilaire> leading to incompatibility in the API, especially for a better Squeak
Hilaire> providing solution to large Squeak community user.

I wouldn't categorize it as "afraid" as much as "must weigh the cost/benefit
ratio", if you'll forgive me for sounding like a manager for a moment.

I'm for optimizing Squeak... if the benefits clearly outweigh the costs.  Even
if that means more formal forks of Squeak, such as has already happened with
OpenCroquet.

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