TeamTool/Version-Management for Squeak?

Joshua Gargus gargus at cs.ualberta.ca
Fri Oct 22 18:01:07 UTC 1999


Just to second Carl's opinion, I've been thinking the same thing 
throughout this discussion.

Joshua

On Fri, Oct 22, 1999 at 08:43:37AM -0700, Carl Gundel wrote:
> I'm concerned that resorting to a version control system that is not written 
> in Squeak itself would be a big mistake.  Why would we want to lose control 
> of such an important Squeak feature?  If version control is written in C for 
> performance (if it isn't fast enough in Smalltalk), that C code should be 
> generated by Squeak itself from Smalltalk sources.  Of course, nobody here 
> needs my permission to do whatever they like, but I just have to say it 
> while the burner is still hot.  ;-)
> 
> As it says on the squeak.org homepage: "How is Squeak important? Squeak 
> extends the fundamental Smalltalk philosophy of complete openness -- where 
> everything is available to see, understand, modify, and extend for whatever 
> purpose -- to include even the VM"
> 
> Just my humble opinion,
> 
> -Carl
> 





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