Removing Etoys, Morphic and other friends
goran at krampe.se
goran at krampe.se
Tue Oct 31 07:46:31 UTC 2006
Hi Klaus!
(this thread is really beaten to death, but whatever - let's beat it
some more!)
For the rest - this is a meta-post. We just blabber on about ourselves
misunderstanding each other in order to get as far away from the subject
as possible! :) :) (a joke)
"Klaus D. Witzel" <klaus.witzel at cobss.com> wrote:
[SNIP]
> >> I have not seen any heat in this thread. I was just asking my questions
> >> (instead of misunderstanding other people's questions and answers) and
> >> indeed got the information that enlighted me (and others?).
> >
> > Well, AFAIK you came onto me quite hard asking if I had indeed read what
> > Pavel wrote etc
>
> I asked this silly one because it seemed to me that Pavel wrote at the
> time between: (your message to me) and: (my response to you). This was not
> meant hard, just a "have you seen it".
>
> > and even using capital letters
>
> ... for which I excused me in advance. No need to stress this again.
Fine, just pointing out what I meant with "heat".
> - when in fact you are
> > the one that got it wrong.
>
> This was nothing about me getting something right or wrong. I started this
> thread in order to understand.
Fine, then please don't accuse me of "questioning" Pavel's work or
"discouraging" it or whatever, because I have done no such thing. Ever.
On the contrary.
> Please point me to what I got wrong in
>
> -
> http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/pipermail/squeak-dev/2006-October/110648.html
AFAICT you got nothing "wrong" there - even though I don't agree with
you. :) (another story)
> and/or what I got wrong in
>
> -
> http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/pipermail/squeak-dev/2006-October/110707.html
Nothing wrong - it just contains questions AFAICT.
> > Which is fine of course - we all make
> > mistakes,
>
> How can I be wrong by asking questions? I do not tolerate you blame me
> "making mistakes" when I post questions.
I was referring to this post:
http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/pipermail/squeak-dev/2006-October/110
685.html
In which I think you "got it wrong" about what Pavel has and has not
done etc.
> > but why pushing it so hard?
>
> It is perhaps so that you and I got confused (somehow) on utility of
> Pavel's work.
>
> > For example you write "So how come
> > you still question it?" etc, no - I don't "question" it.
>
> O.K. I respect what you write here in response to my question. Thank you.
Your question states that I do indeed question something, which I don't.
Ok?
> > It is just not
> > relevant in this discussion (for the readers not following this in
> > detail: since Pavel indeed has not separated eToys from Morphic, which
> > is the subject at hand).
>
> Well, I read the sentence with the "relevance" word as: you're reflecting
> on yourself. No comment, could possibly cause confusion.
I don't follow, but it doesn't matter I guess.
> > Perhaps I am misunderstanding your choice of words and tone, so ok,
> > fine.
>
> That's quite possible. And it's also possible that I misunderstood your
> remarks on Pavel's good work.
>
> I want to point out that [part of] my intention was to understand why
> Pavel's good work would not be relevant, and this question *is* subject in
> this thread.
Sure, but why didn't you just ASK that then instead of rambling about me
questioning it and a conspiracy and what not?
> >> > And what
> >> > "conspiracy" are you talking about?
> >>
> >> Well, Pavel's work seems to be not interesting enough for people (like
> >> you?) to put their hands on and judge themselves. Instead [and
> >> (ab-)using
> >> your PS remarks] it, the work, is questioned. No clear picture. What
> >> would/could be the reason for a public such a discouragement? If you
> >> understand tit-for-tat, that's why I put the "conspiracy" word in this
> >> thread.
> >
> > Sigh. I am *not* discouraging the work of Pavel - I am actually very
> > impressed! And btw, I have been advocating Pavel's work in other
> > contexts etc,
>
> Great! Will value your words by the actions that will be seen in the
> future - no offense intended!
Likewise. Even though I have no idea why you have any reason to doubt my
word.
> > so no - I am definitely not part of any "conspiracy"
> > against Pavel - though I sincerely doubt there is such a thing. :)
>
> O.K. I respect your doubts. (BTW and OT: a "conspiracy" is not a
> conspiracy.)
Lost you.
> > But the point remains - we are discussing the *separation* between
> > Morphic and eToys.
>
> This was not so at the beginning of this thread (and so perhaps caused
> some confusion, between you and me). I agree that *separation* is [part
> of] the outcome of this thread.
Ehm, well, you started this particular subject (I think) - but you
referred to the *ongoing debate* which was AFAIK started by Juan in this
post:
http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/pipermail/squeak-dev/2006-October/110
359.html
So I was pretty convinced that *this* is what we are talking about. And
since I felt people were talking in circles I took the liberty of
clarifying the subject in this post:
http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/pipermail/squeak-dev/2006-October/110
678.html
Which Pavel also verified later (that he has not separated eToys from
Morphic).
> > Pavel has made Morphic+eToys unloadable/reloadable -
> > but that is a totally different story IMHO, albeit an interesting one.
>
> I disagree, since I asked for the whatabouts of this story. This is
> perhaps why you felt I was asking so hard (you and me had different
> stories). For your convenience, I repeat from my very first message:
>
> quote "I'm neither a proponent nor an opponent of removing Etoys, Morphic,
> etc. Instead, I'm wondering what this debate might be about ..." unquote.
And I repeat from your first message (which definitely was not the first
in the *debate*):
"Instead, I'm wondering what this debate might be about (myth?
conspiracy? who in squeak-dev knows ;-)"
And thus I tried explaining to you (and others) *what this debate* is
about indeed.
> >> > PS. And as for the flaps that you wonder why I want to keep - many
> >> > Squeakers use the flaps in various ways. Some probably use the Tools
> >> > flap for example, I have also seen people embed a Workspace in a flap
> >> in
> >> > order to have it handily available. In short - they are useful for
> >> other
> >> > things than making eToys.
> >>
> >> But not for every application. So flaps are an option at best and when
> >> making things unloadable/reloadable I'd vote for flaps becoming an
> >> optional package.
> >
> > I agree in theory, but as for the actual practicality I leave that to
> > Juan.
>
> O.K. let Juan the maker decide what he puts his hands on.
Right - doers decide, and he just posted with a very good list IMHO. I
agree with it 100%, again. :)
> > When arguing for flaps I was more thinking along the lines of what kind
> > of Morphic experience we would like to have in the "default" dev image -
> > and I can imagine we want flaps to be in there.
>
> Sure, me too can imagine that the developers want to use flaps.
>
> > But I agree - if it can
> > be made a loadable package I am all with ya.
>
> Now *this* was [part of] what this thread was about :)
Flaps? Then I am totally lost. ;)
> /Klaus
I really think we got it off in a strange way here - I have no idea why.
I really just want the best from all of us, I really don't question
anyones work, I really don't think there is any conspiracy going on, and
I really am just one of us.
regards, Göran
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