Göran;

I visited within minutes of your first invitation ("SqueakMap first
appearance!") and apologize for not posting anything at the time.  The
concept is exciting and I look forward to its continued development.

Best Regards,

Gary Fisher


----- Original Message -----
From: Göran Hultgren
To: squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 7:53 PM
Subject: Has anyone bothered to check out SqueakMap?


Hi guys!

I don't want to NAG, but have anybody at least looked at SqueakMap running
in
part on: http://marvin.bluefish.se:8000/sm

Do note that SqueakMap is NOT only for the new modules system - far from it
in
fact. Let me reiterate in short:

- A master server will run SqueakMap on squeakfoundation.org (or similar)
- It will have the webUI you can see above (but prettier and with more
functions)
- You will be able to search (using Scott's engine), browse (similar to
Yahoo or
GNOME software map), register and update Squeak packages and Module
repositories.
- A Squeak package is simply a piece of published Squeak software. It does
not
need to be packaged as a 3.3alpha Module.
- A module repository is more or less a "mount point" in the global virtual
module namespace that the new modules system introduces.
- You will also be able to run your own "local" slave map in your image and
synchronize it really efficiently using simple HTTP/gzip (straight through
firewalls and a modem will do) with the master.
- The slave map (and the master) keeps it's state in one simple logfile
using
chunkformat. Simple, efficient and since the map opens/closes on each
operation
it is always written to disk.
- You will have a nice MVC/Morphic browser to do all these functions inside
Squeak.
- You will be able to install any module (as in the new modules system) in
the
world by just knowing it's module path since the slave map will be able to
figure out which repository the module resides in.

Well, it will not bring World Peace but it sure will be an important piece
of
the Squeak community so PLEASE... Take a look, read the help pages and give
me
some FEEDBACK.

regards, Göran

Göran Hultgren, goran.hultgren at bluefish.se
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