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From: Bryce Kampjes bryce@kampjes.demon.co.uk Date: 23 mars 2006 23:25:46 HNEC To: The general-purpose Squeak developers list <squeak- dev@lists.squeakfoundation.org> Subject: Re: Testing Squeak in Ubuntu - Dapper Drake. Reply-To: The general-purpose Squeak developers list <squeak- dev@lists.squeakfoundation.org>
Damien Cassou writes:
Hi,
I would like to help with ubuntu and squeak. I have a breezy and a dapper on my system.
Dapper is the amd64 version but I can change if it is needed for the tests. It seems the virtual machine does not exist for amd64. What can I do to help you ?
The key thing is to test the install for the 32 bit install. The idea is to make sure that what's in the dapper release should just work. The key audience is teachers and people who're not yet sold on Squeak but will try it out if the packages work cleanly.
Just install 32 bit Dapper and try to install Squeak, think about how the install works if you're not a knowledgeable Squeaker. Talk to the Ubuntu packagers on #ubuntu-motu and explain to them what needs to be done so it will work.
We owe this opportunity to Hilaire and the others who've convinced the Ubuntu people that Squeak's a great educational platform. What we need to do now is make sure that the Ubuntu packages do work for normal people. This is the Ubuntu mission and they're a friendly helpful crowd. All that you need to do is to test their Squeak packages and then explain to them how it works if there are problems.
Bryce