[etoys-dev] What about shipping DrGeo in Etoys?

[Bert Freudenberg]

On 04.09.2009, at 15:27, Timothy Falconer wrote:

> On Sep 4, 2009, at 6:37 AM, Bert Freudenberg wrote:
>
>> On 31.08.2009, at 18:52, Yoshiki Ohshima wrote:
>>
>>> Timing wise, I think that the inclusion should happen right after
>>> the "September release".  What do others think?
>>
>>
>> The education team has just given their okay to include it:
>>
>> http://wiki.squeakland.org/display/sq/2009/09/03/education+team+meeting+September%2C+3
>>
>> What I remember of the DrGeo code is that it is a clear add-on and  
>> should not interfere with the rest. So it should be fairly safe to  
>> include even at this point, provided it happens really soon and  
>> gets at least some testing.
>>
>> Hilaire, you would have to prepare a change set we can push to the  
>> update stream, very soon. Please attach it to the ticket I created  
>> (couldn't find a previous one):
>>
>> http://tracker.squeakland.org/browse/SQ-324
>
>
> One question that wasn't resolved during the ed meeting was, where  
> should we put it?
>
> The general consensus was to put it in "Basic" in the object  
> catalogue, since "Particles" was there.

Not a good idea.

> Some disagreement about what the word basic meant:
>
> basic = general ?
>
> basic = easy ?
>
> basic = fundamental ?

Simple and fundamental, that's what I'd put in Basic, yes.

> basic = I can't figure where else to put it ?

I guess that might have been the case with Kedama.

> We might think of another category for both Kedama & Dr Geo and  
> future "deep stuff".


Agreed. I'd propose "Advanced" but I think categories are sorted  
alphabetically ...

- Bert -