> 1. - programming in a ML like language ( especially the caml family
> since I really like those lightweigt type definitions and the pattern
> matching that can be applied on those)
>
> 2. - high performance runtime, preferably a jit based vm, no problems with TCO
>
> 3. - a true open source license (approved by Open Source Initiative or
> by Free Software Foundation)
>
> I think this 3 point are REASONABLE but the combination of those 3
> items is INEXISTENT.

i, for one, am hoping Shen comes through for us.

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