On 21/12/2010, at 2:01 AM, Reuben Thomas wrote:

> They don't have to answer any questions, or indeed demands. (Pardon me
> if I err, but I've noticed no active participant from VPRI in this
> thread, quite possibly because, as I admit, I've made the same point
> before, rather more gently, which is perhaps why I'm coming across as
> "abrasive" this time.)

You actually got an answer - albeit an indirect one - from Alan Kay a number of 
days ago:

On 19/12/2010, at 12:14 AM, Alan Kay wrote:
> This is not an incremental project, but one where we "do things to find out 
> what we should be doing", so for example, much of Frank and DBjr will be 
> rewritten from scratch now we've been able to get "probe versions" going well 
> enough to garner better ideas about the architecture.

Perhaps it's time to accept that perhaps their methodology is not at odds with 
your own - that rather it is a different thing they're trying to do.

Kind Regards,
Julian.
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