[SPAM] [squeak-dev] 4.6 Codename (was: Squeak 4.6 Release Notes)

H. Hirzel hannes.hirzel at gmail.com
Sat May 23 09:16:57 UTC 2015


On 5/23/15, Chris Muller <asqueaker at gmail.com> wrote:
> I thought about that but then decided we have an opportunity to
> exercise our release process twice, once for 4.6 and once for 5.0.
> Treat each relase separately and if we pay attenion to our release
> process maybe we'll even get to understand and refine it a little.
>
> First lets finish up everything for 4.6 including even the news
> announcement.  The announcement should not mention Spur.  Then
> immediately repeat our process for 5.0.  Then put out another news
> release about 5.0 the following week.
>
> We don't often get this chance to, as Chris Rock would say, "go pop
> Pop POP!!" from a marketing perspective.  This is one.  :)

+1

>
> On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 12:51 PM, tim Rowledge <tim at rowledge.org> wrote:
>>
>> On 21-05-2015, at 10:21 AM, Tobias Pape <Das.Linux at gmx.de> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On 21.05.2015, at 18:08, Mateusz Grotek <unoduetre at poczta.onet.pl>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> 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...
>>>>
>>>> It will certainly create a confusion, that this release is based on
>>>> Spur. I would be confused! Please, don't do that.
>>>
>>> +1. There's already confusion of what Spur actually is.
>>
>> 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"
>>
>>
>> tim
>> --
>> tim Rowledge; tim at rowledge.org; http://www.rowledge.org/tim
>> Useful random insult:- All foam, no beer.
>>
>>
>>
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