On 3 May 2013 02:14, Chris Muller <asqueaker at gmail.com> wrote:
>> So I would like to turn ReleaseBuilderFor4dot5 into the one and only
>> ReleaseBuilder, delete the old 3.11-4.4 builders, ...
>
> I totally agree with the above.
>
>> ... and put
>> ReleaseBuilder(Nihongo|Squeakland) into a separate package, loaded in
>> during the release process but otherwise not in Trunk. (In other
>> words, they go the same route as XML-Parser, Universes and so on.)
>
> One thing I've been hoping for is a re-convergence of some of the
> previously-forked Squeaks back into trunk and made into loadable
> packages.  Etoys, for example.  That project could possibly benefit by
> getting image fixes and an improved base image (based on trunk).
> Squeak obviously benefits by having more neat, externally loadable
> packages available.
>
> So, while those packages themselves need to stay out of trunk, those
> communities might need some sort of customization scripts to deploy
> the image that their users expect.


Indeed. I'd expect Etoys to have their own EtoysReleaseBuilder in
their package list.

frank