[greggirwin]

Correct, though we can't predict the future. If somebody throws huge amounts of money at Red they could influence the language. Then it's up to the team and community to decide if it's worth including, or risking a fork. It's open source after all.

[adamnemecek]

I dont think that this is a real possibility. Like I cant imagine why they would. And like what's the potential damage here? A new keyword? Slightly better http support than there would be otherwise? What's the danger?

[greggirwin]

Very little danger, especially to the core language. One scenario is that someone wants to add support for all kinds of features by adding large, external dependencies, thinking it will make Red more marketable. But the language isn't the thing to sell. Really hard to do that anymore, sad but true. The thing to sell is tools that help people get their job done and make their lives easier. Red is just the thing we want to use to build those tools.