What is "Open Language"?

[Richmond]

On 27/10/15 20:39, Mark Waddingham wrote:
> On 2015-10-27 19:26, Richmond wrote:
>> My tastes are extremely savage: I cannot see anything really wrong
>> with the syntax for anything,
>> and don't see the need for a multiplicity of synonyms.
>
> Well, that's the current state of play - which isn't really the topic 
> of conversation here - it is about the future.
>
> So would you be happy if all future functionality of the language were 
> implemented as function calls and commands (a la Visual Basic 6)? 
> (This is actually a serious question!)

I thought offensive terms such as 'Visual Basic' weren't permitted on 
this Use-List.
>
> Warmest Regards,
>
> Mark.
>

Richmond.