[Squeakfoundation]Brainstormin'

[Dan Ingalls]

Maarten Maartensz <maartens@xs4all.nl> wrote...
>Good. So brainstorming is to the point. Here are two follow-up questions,
>simply to straighten out the facts:
>
>(1) How is the current Squeak-Foundation related to current Squeak-Central?
>(2) How is the current Squeak-Foundation related to the recent passing away
>of Squeak-Central from Disney?
>
>Reason for my questions: There is little point trying to set up a
>Foundation if the Central - where most coding and coordinating still
>happens - has other plans or targets than the planned Foundation.

Good points.  I addressed this once, I think, and had planned to re-issue it a couple of weeks ago, but got diverted into the Interim Structure.  Look for it by the end of Tuesday.  I'm tied up today.

> >But I do think that if you were to show MatMorphs to some selected people,
>>you'd stand a good chance of arousing their interest ;-)
>
>True - but when I prodded the Argentinians to update their work so that it
>does work in the current Squeak (so that I could show it to some
>mathematical friends) I got no reply. (And currently I assume they are
>trying to remain alive, queueing up to get a few pesos from the bank, and
>awaiting the next Videla.)

I'm hoping that both the introduction of modules and some attention to regular and stable releases will both make it easier for them to keep MathMorphs current, and make it easier for other Squeakers to import and try out.

	- Dan