What Linux people proposing looks controversial to me.
The attitude toward Etoys/Squeak vary widely among *them*, also. Fortunately, the guys who are viciously bashing Etoys on the OLPC devel list aren't the guys who make decisions there. Hopefully a bit by bit, we can make some progress. That thread is great for these decision makers because it is yet another example of how not to discuss stuff^^;
-- Yoshiki