Jon Harrop wrote:
> On Friday 25 April 2008 12:08:25 David MacIver wrote:
>> On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 11:49 AM, easieste <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> wrote:
>>>  And I would put 'Fortress' up there, but I don't know if Sun has
>>>  released easily inspectable source code yet.
>> They have, but Fortress probably shouldn't really be considered a JVM
>> language. If it stays on the JVM it will probably be because it failed
>> as a project. The JVM version is only the reference implementation and
>> is kinda unsuitable for their goals.
> 
> Can you elaborate on why the JVM is unsuitable for their goals?

This interview with Guy Steele about Fortress might answer your question:

   http://se-radio.net/podcast/2006-11/episode-36-interview-guy-steele

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