Removing Etoys, Morphic and other friends
Giovanni Corriga
giovanni at corriga.net
Thu Oct 26 08:39:50 UTC 2006
Il giorno gio, 26/10/2006 alle 06.33 +0200, Klaus D. Witzel ha scritto:
> Hi Göran,
>
> on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:49:09 +0200, you wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > Ok, let's back up a bit. If I got it right it is all about deciding on
> > one of these three ways forward:
> ...
> >
> > 3. Make eToys reloadable (and throw it out), of course, this is the
> > "best" route. But who will do it? And if noone steps up to do it, is it
> > okay to pick #2 above instead of #1?
> ...
> > PS. If I am not mistaken Pavel's code does not make eToys reloadable
> > with Morphic still being in the image, right? I presume Morphic and
> > eToys are intertwined. If I am wrong, then hey - that means #3 is
> > already done and we can all just go for it.
>
> Well, *this* part of the debate made me "tout" the "conspiracy" question
> in this thread :|
>
> Did you read Pavel's response to this thread. What he says there is, by
> the time of this writing, (computer-) ages long known to the community:
> removable and reloadable Etoys, etc, IN THE ACTUAL 3.9 IMAGE (excuse me
> for the emphasis).
>
> So, how come you still question it? What is it that I don't understand,
> what exactly are the unknown requirements (and who does require)?
>From what I've understood, Pavel has split the 3.9 image in two: a
Kernel image which contains the basic system and a RestOfSqueak that has
everything else. But it seems to me that the RestOfSqueak is as
monolithic as the standard image: you can't reload Morphic only without
loading Etoys, Nebraska etc.
Pavel, am I correct?
Giovanni
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