I think that there will be either a series of pitched battles over performance-sucking misfeatures, or else a big retrenchment and rewrite just before the first hoped-for release date. Parrot will make that easier than might be feared.

<wag>1200 UTC, December 18, 2003</wag>

Update: AKA 2003-12-18 12:00:00 UTC

After Compline,
Zaxo