I'd also like to know the answer to this question. Also isn't openFrameworks supposeds to be more frame-worky than just a library (someone mentioned earlier simplecv aims to be more of a framework rather than just a library) Did the developers not realize there are similar solutions already in existence? Why not develop those further?
@sinope: Note that you appear to have been hell-banned. I can't find anything in your comment history that suggests why this would be, but the upshot is that nobody can see your comments. I'm not sure whether there's an appeal method; you may wish to consider a new account.