On 5/21/15, tim Rowledge <tim at rowledge.org> wrote:
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> On 21-05-2015, at 10:21 AM, Tobias Pape <Das.Linux at gmx.de> wrote:
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>> On 21.05.2015, at 18:08, Mateusz Grotek <unoduetre at poczta.onet.pl> wrote:
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>>>> I know that Spur is the name of your VM software, but does that mean
>>>> it cannot also be the name of this release?  I think it fits but if
>>>> you object I did think of another good one I like...
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>>> It will certainly create a confusion, that this release is based on Spur.
>>> I would be confused! Please, don't do that.
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>> +1. There's already confusion of what Spur actually is.
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> How about
> "This is a dual release; 4.6 continues the 4.5 system with many
> improvements, whilst 5.0 introduces the Spur memory model and the new VM
> required to support it. Aside from differences related to making Characters
> immediates (as with SmallIntegers) the two systems appear the same to
> programmers"

Seems to be like the nucleus of a message which is the base for a
communication strategy about the release.

--Hannes

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