[squeak-dev] Towards Squeak 4.0 [help needed]

Ronald Spengler ron.spengler at gmail.com
Tue Feb 23 01:28:56 UTC 2010


This sounds like something I can handle.

Two more questions:

Obviously ASAP, but what's my deadline?

Who's my point of contact / source for legalese? Or shall I simply
compose a blurb and paste the MIT license at the top, then post that
to the list for peer review?

On Monday, February 22, 2010, Andreas Raab <andreas.raab at gmx.de> wrote:
> Ronald Spengler wrote:
>
> I need a list of requirements if I'm going to lead anything (I don't
> know exactly what must be done.) I'd consider it, but I need to make
> sure I can get it done before I say yes to that.
>
>
> Just like I said earlier, the list of requirements is very short. We need:
> - A version that has the identical code to 3.10.2 and ONLY the code from 3.10.2 since this is what we have discussed with SFC (requires condensing sources)
> - The image must have proper licensing information and let people know about what happened (i.e., that it's a relicensed version of 3.10.2)
> - The image should be packaged properly for the various platforms
>
> That's about all that comes to mind in terms of requirements. Randal - are there any other requirements you can think of?
>
> Cheers,
>   - Andreas
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Andreas Raab <andreas.raab at gmx.de> wrote:
>
> Ronald Spengler wrote:
>
> I'm in for team-member. Let's do this!
>
> Wonderful! How would you feel about leading the effort? (it is really not
> all that much work :-) Me and probably anyone else will be happy to help in
> any way we can but it'd be good if the board had someone who feels
> responsible for getting it done.
>
> Cheers,
>  - Andreas
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 12:30 AM, Andreas Raab <andreas.raab at gmx.de>
> wrote:
>
> Folks -
>
> This is part one of two messages about upcoming releases.
>
> The Squeak 4.0 release is right around the corner. It is the MIT/Apache
> re-licensed version of 3.10.2. We are currently in (hopefully final)
> discussions with SFC and will soon be ready to finalize matters.
>
> We've talked about the 4.0 release it in the board and effectively we
> need a
> release manager and/or release team which can take care of the following
> actions:
> - Add a new welcome screen that explains the new status
> - Condense sources so that only relicensed content is included
> - Repackage the image for the various platforms
> This is straightforward, simple work that can basically be done right
> away.
> In fact, it might be good to roll a 4.0beta straight from 3.10.2 and have
> that available for final discussions with SFC.
>
> Since the work isn't all that much (it can probably be done in a few
> hours
> on a lazy Sunday morning), this is a *great* way for anyone in the
> community, even with relatively little experience in Squeak hacking, to
> help
> the community along.
>
> Please volunteer for either 4.0 release manager or 4.0 release team
> member
> role. The board would like to find a community member to take the lead
> since
> the board will be busy anyway (running for the board takes its toll, the
> SFC
> discussions take time, and then some of us also would like to get some
> hacking done :-) So don't be shy.
>
> Cheers,
>  - Andreas
>


-- 
Ron



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