[Edu-sig] re: Question about a programming system.

[Arthur_Siegel@rsmi.com]

"Stephen R. Figgins" <fig@monitor.net> on 01/05/2001 04:33:05 PM
To: Arthur Siegel/NewYork/MP/RSMi@RSMi, edu-sig@python.org
cc:  
Subject: Re: [Edu-sig] re: Question about a programming system.


>Am I understanding you right?

Not fully. I wouldn't be quite as passionate if it was only that.

I happily accept Alice for what it publically states itself to be  - "free and

easy interactive 3d graphics
for the world wide web" I think is the wording.

But if you look at the history of the project it has become whatever it needs 
to say it is to different
audiences at different times to try to justify its existence.  And it has been

all over the lot, 

It has never stated clearly what its intention were and lived within those 
statements. 

I see it as fundamentally without integrity.

And the dissertation to the extent it has pretenses to being science, is 
corrupt science.

Love to be knocked down on this.

I have already been accused of everything from missing its importance as 
exploration of computer/human
interaction to not appreciating how cute the bunnies are.



IMO, now that you've asked