>> There is a lot of existing Squeak content.  There are 200 packages in
>> the 3.7 stable package universe.  It takes hours just to *read* this
>> list.  Imagine how long it would take to reproduce it all.
>
> Whoa. So far this is the first suggestion I've seen that we should  
> worry about the licensing of anything other than the core image.  
> The goal here is to be able to say that "Squeak is Open Source  
> (tm)" and be able to have it included in OS distributions, or pitch  
> it to customers on that basis. That code doesn't require that every  
> bit of code in the Squeak universe comply. The packages on SM can  
> be licensed however the authors choose, and it's up to them to  
> manage the consequences of their choices.
>
> I think Steph brought up those packages because they are or have  
> been included in the core Squeak distribution at one time or  
> another. They're also big chunks of code with few contributors and  
> should thus be fairly easy to get relicensed.

Yes and also because I was thinking in terms of core functionality.

Stef