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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just read the last posts on this thread and I
have to say that I'm really sorry for Jim.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I understand many of the concerns expressed here
regarding licensing issues, but the tone of some coments sound more like menaces
than suggestions.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>First of all, Jim is working for Microsoft, and
this is what's making possible the development of Ironpython right
now.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The fact that he works in Microsoft gives him acess
to the internals of the CLR and put him in the best place for developing
Ironpython. This is the best thing that could happen to Ironpython at this
time.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Second, Jim is the driving force behind it, and I
don't see many other developers capable of taking his place at this
moment.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Third, if the "evil empire" tries to steal python
from us in the near future by means of its legal tricks, you all can still make
a fork and go on with it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fourth, what reason do we have to distrust Jim?
Didn't he already demonstrate what he can do for python? Isn't he the
creator of Jython? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fifth, is it that hard to understand that he is
probably having a hard time trying to please everybody (the community and MS
lawyers)? Why do you all make things still harder for him?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Besides, it seems perfectly reasonable that he
pretends to lead Ironpython's development so firmly.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As he already stated, he is learning a ton of new
interesting features regarding features for dynamic languages in the CLR.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Learning them, implementing them and teaching them
to the community, all at the same time seems to be a rather daunting
task...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Why don't we just relax and give Jim some credit
for what he's doing? I'm sure the end result will please everybody.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Meanwhile, for all of you who want to try Boo, just
go ahead! This is another excellent project with some special characteristics
that make it unique.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It doesn't have to compete with Ironpython, these
are not religions, these are just programming languages, tools.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just my two cents...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Luis</FONT></DIV>
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