I'm pretty sure that "the Squeak team" is just another name for the "Squeak Central" group, which is described here:

http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak/723

I don't want to speak for them regarding Morphic, but I think it's fair to say that the work on Morphic is a long-term, gradual effort.  That doesn't mean that it's not usable right now, though.

- Doug Way
  Detroit, MI


PhiHo Hoang wrote:
> 
> Dear Squeakers,
> 
>         The 'Readme.txt' for Squeak3.2gamma5 (final final gamma) refers
> to 'The Squeak team' like in:
> 
> "The Squeak team works in periods of expansion, when we try new
> approaches and write lots of new code, and periods of reflection, where
> we re-factor, clean up and document (well... sometimes ;-).  It is
> important for critics to understand that the morphic system and the
> end-user programming systems that are embedded in it, are still in an
> expanding brainstorming phase.  We know that the morphic protocols have
> become a huge, confusing hodge-podge.
> 
> But there's a good reason for this.  Morphic is being taken in new
> directions, including flexing, scripting, and viewing.  When we have
> gained experience with these new areas, when we have done some testing
> with real users, when we better understand the real kernel of this new
> architecture, then we will clean up and simplify the architecture."
> 
>         What is the definition of 'The Squeak team' ?
> 
>         BTW, I vaguely recall reading something very similar to this
> quite very many moons ago:
> 
>         "Morphic is being taken in new directions, including flexing,
> scripting, and viewing.  When we have gained experience with these new
> areas, when we have done some testing with real users, when we better
> understand the real kernel of this new architecture, then we will clean
> up and simplify the architecture."
> 
>         How serious is this statement ? Any progress since, say, last
> Fall ?
> 
>         Any attempt to collaborate with the on going modularizing
> efforts which got solid supports (verbally, at least) from both Alan and
> Dan ?
> 
>         Would it help if Alan and Dan talk to 'The Squeak team' ?
> 
>         Cheers,
> 
>         PhiHo.