Stéphane Rollandin wrote:
> Creators build worlds, visions, grand stuff. Predators take beautiful 
> and deep things, rip away everything they don't need or understand, 
> shit everywhere, and go away with the tiny bit of stuff that they 
> wanted, leaving a mess behind.
>
> Projects like Squeak are a wonder at their beginnings: only creators 
> are interested in them, and developping them. Then they become known 
> to a larger circle, and after a while some people start saying: "it 
> would be nice if we had that large share of market". Or "Lisp is good, 
> but there are too many parentheses". At this point the creators should 
> really start to worry. The predators have entered the place.
Wow, er. You sound really frustrated, Stéphane. You've done a pretty 
good job so far of expressing that frustration without blowing a fuse. 
I'm sure there are many who share your frustration (if for different 
reasons). Let's try work together to build something of use for the 
whole community.

frank