[Squeakfoundation]Proposal: vote for Purpose

Paul McDonough squeakfoundation@lists.cdegroot.com
Wed, 02 May 2001 16:09:58 -0700


Haven't had time to catch up fully on all this, but count one more
who'll go with that for now.

Paul Fernhout wrote:
> 
> Cees-
> 
> Works for me, especially as a way to keep moving forward.
> 
> -Paul Fernhout
> Kurtz-Fernhout Software
> =========================================================
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> 
> Cees de Groot wrote:
> >
> > I've reviewed the Swiki page, and I think the best proposal is Dwight's:
> >
> > > To assist in the evolution of  Squeak into its ultimate expression as
> > > an exquisite personal and  collaborative computing environment that is
> > > open, well supported, and  freely available across the great majority
> > > of modern platforms and  operating systems.
> >
> > mostly because it is a single sentence, it is balanced between concrete
> > (Squeak) and open-ended (whatever may evolve from what we now call Squeak),
> > and has a bit less buzz than Paul's version ;-) .
> >
> > Are there people who seriously object to this purpose? If not, I propose we
> > make it version 1 and go on with Principles. It's an iterative process, after
> > all, so we can always come back to this point.
> 
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