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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Stef</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I found cincom's position about licenses unfriendly
for developpers, Dolphin smalltalk's position is much simple and clear for
developpers IMHO.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What is the status of Smalltalk/X ? </FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Is there a mailing list or newsgroup ?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>"stéphane ducasse" <<A
href="mailto:ducasse@iam.unibe.ch">ducasse-2EmivuzZTYAXXHkOk0aIfQ@public.gmane.org</A>>
a écrit dans le message de news: <A
href="mailto:0C0A30F5-8F78-11D8-95DF-000A9573EAE2@iam.unibe.ch">0C0A30F5-8F78-11D8-95DF-000A9573EAE2@iam.unibe.ch</A>...</DIV>Hi<BR><BR>Apparently
some high-level managers at cincom are questioning about the interest of
having<BR>the non-commercial version of VisualWorks. Apparently the idea of a
time-bombed version is circulating. I think that we can help VWNC if we would
simply fill this
form<BR><BR>http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/scripts/SurveyMain.ssp<BR><BR>I
filled it and stated that having a trial version limited in time would be an
step backward and that eventually I would migrate to other smalltalks
Smalltalk/X and Squeak are great and Smalltalk/X deserves more
attention.<BR><BR>I really think that one of the aspect of the survival of
VisualWorks is linked to the existence of the NC version. I do not think that
ezboard would exist today if they could not have build a working prototype. I
know friends developping in VW in the worse time of Objectshare that were
desesperate and I remember the idea of buying the stock option of Objectshare.
<BR><BR>The VisualWorks engineering team is working in the right direction and
a strong VisualWorks is important for the ***entire*** Smalltalk community, so
do not think that you are not concerned because you use Squeak or another
Smalltalk! You are, we need a strong VisualWorks full of success stories.
<BR><BR>Stef<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><?x-tad-smaller>Prof. Dr. Stephane DUCASSE [ |
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<BR><?/x-tad-smaller><U><?color><?param 1A16,1A16,FFFB><?x-tad-smaller>http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/<?/x-tad-smaller><?/color></U><?x-tad-smaller><BR>"if
you knew today was your last day on earth, what would you<BR>do different? ...
especially if, by doing something different,<BR>today might not be your last
day on earth" Calvin&Hobbes<BR><BR>Free and Open Source Smalltalks:
http://www.squeak.org, http://www.gnu.org/software/smalltalk/smalltalk.html,
http://www.exept.de/<BR>Free books for Universities at
http://www.esug.org/sponsoring/promotionProgram.html<BR>Online Free Books at
http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/WebPages/FreeBooks.html<?/x-tad-smaller>
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