A great Alan Kay quote

[Arthur]

On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 18:48:03 +0100, Francis Girard >
>My deepest apologies,
>
>Francis Girard

Sorry if I helped get you into this, Francis.

I have read and seen enough of Kay and his visions to find him as a
bug where *my* moon don't shine. When the appropriate opportunity
comes, I find it hard not to mention the fact. 

All for reasons I have gone into on other fourms, but won;t repeat
here.

His loyaliss are stongly loyal..

FWIW, my issues have nothing to do with Smalltalk.  They have to do
with Kay as a puiblic personage. He may, for all I know, be a
sweetheart, privately.  And this most recent interview is one of the
more reasonable  I have heard from him.  Perhaps he is touching down
in reality, more often.

But at  this point isn't it fair to consider that Kay has forked from
Smalltalk. I'd probably have more problems with him, not less, if I
were a committed Smalltalk guy.

Art