> De: Ralph Johnson <
[hidden email]>
> Fecha: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 08:44:11 -0500
> Para: Edgar <
[hidden email]>
> Asunto: Re: putting 3.10 to rest
>
> On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 4:19 AM, Edgar <
[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> On Mar 3, 2008, at 4:16 AM, Ralph Johnson wrote:
>>
>>> I'm sorry for disappearing on you. I just got so busy I quit
>>> answering e-mail. I have a lot of catching up to do.
>>>
>>> I wrote a READ ME for 3.10 at
http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/6026>>>
>>> I wanted to emphasize Package Universe because it is the biggest change we
>>> made.
>>>
>>> Let me know if you have questions about it, or suggestions.
>>>
>>> What you are doing with 3.11 is fine, but to make it official, you
>>> need the approval of the board. The board is most interested in the
>>> copyright problem. Maybe the new board won't be, but the old board
>>> is.
>>>
>>> An important step in solving the copyright problem is shrinking the
>>> image. i think it is time to make KernelImage the core. I think the
>>> next release of Squeak should be based on KernelImage. There should
>>> be several images released. One would be a BasicSqueak that is
>>> KernelImage plus Morphic. But the KernelImage should also be an
>>> important product.
>>>
>>> I think Package Universe is key to making all this work. First,
>>> someone has to make Package Universe work with KernelImage. Then,
>>> everything needs to be turned into a Package. It should be easy to
>>> start with the KernelImage and load up squeak-dev.
>>>
>>> Tests should be put in their own packages. I don't think there should
>>> be a single, huge package. Instead, there should be a package of
>>> tests for each package in PU, including MinimalMorphic and anything
>>> else that runs on top of KernelImage.
>>>
>>> I am planning to package up my testing system and send it to you.
>>>
>>> -Ralph
>>
>> We are out of sinchronism.
>> I very happy you are well.
>> I move on and as collateral damage I don´t have web yet.
>> Yesterday I go to some friends and unload more of thousand mails .
>> So take this as slow dirty answer.
>> I agree 100 % on all.
>> The key is have Pavel with us and polish the Universe loading mechanism.
>> Also re'define the Morphic split for having more packages, modules,
>> ¨Ladrillos¨or whatever we wish call the ¨pieces¨for going from Kernel or
>> MinimalMorphico or Squeak 3.11 towards complex images like Damien or
>> FunSqueak or any special big and complex ones.
>> Hope we could work together again in short time.
>>
>> Regards.
>>
>> Edgar
>
> This mail, which you sent March 15, arrived in my in-box just a couple
> of minutes ago.
>
> -Ralph
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