We have elections soon.
I'ts time to think about the project. What we search? What new developers search?
I think, probably, Squeak, needs a refactoring on the ideas behind. The people thath wants etoys, use etoys image. Croquet uses his own image. Now, at the moment (2009), I'm 90% sure, the people thath go to squeak.org, and get the latest Squeak, now, are developers searching a good smalltalk (something similar to VW but opensource I means) to use in their projects, not the use of Squeak as multimedia, or something similar. I know this for all spanish people ask me about Squeak, or developers "going out the list" searching Pharo, an approach to the things I say.
I like the idea about a console squeak (like GST) with the objects living in memory, but not dependent of the "World", launching the actual Squeak World as an object (I don't know if is the actual behaviour, I only dream) if you want, or launching something like VW (or Dolphin) working over TK or GTK or WxWidgets or technologys like XUL instead.....I like the idea of an UI Painter....I like the idea of all Squeak tools running over web too..well, this idea don't like it very much :)..but I don't have the skills for all of this, for this I offer the ideas. But most important, is the community has vote for this things. The community needs to stay informed about the movements. I think, this, is the right direction.
I don't know what you all think, but IMHO, it's the moment to get a new Squeak 4 from zero, trying to preserve the core classes, with new ideas and ambitions.
I don't like very much the idea about all list hating me, but, after this mail, I know you hate me :P
P.D.: Yes, probably, I'm crazy too.