(CC squeak-dev, this concerns many people there too.)
Thanks Esteban, I know how this stuff goes.
So we're without a maintainer on the Macintosh platform, and I assume that also means iOS (where we're unwanted anyway, so no big loss there.)
I've been thinking about switching to Android anyway; at least if one buys the Google branded device, we can sideload Squeak and Etoys and Scratch. Unless Apple wants to step up... the obvious strategy is to walk away from them.
I use Macs, as a preference. Most of my life, warm fuzzy feelings about Macs. I'd like to keep Squeak working on Macs, so I can keep using Squeak. Unfortunately, I'm in a particular position wherein I can't make any guarantee about my availability. I have to find a job, and I don't know what this hypothetical job will allow me to do in the open source arena yet, or how many hours I'd be expected to work at the hypothetical job (and let's not shit ourselves, it's really mostly all of them every time.)
It doesn't help that the MagSafe (TM) jack on my laptop is failing. Since it doesn't have a replaceable battery, and I have trouble charging it, I can't even assure that I'd have a Mac to compile the thing on. Still: lots of people use Macs. John's VM has bells and whistles like you wouldn't believe, coming from other platforms. It's a work of art. I've used Squeak on all of the major platforms and I've got to say that the best experience _barre none_ has been on the Mac. John's platform logic.
Anyway I can't commit to anything right now, I really have to find a job, but as long as there's blood in my veins, a modern Mac in front of me, and time to try it, I'll see what I can do to keep us working on the Mac. But I recommend that no one depend on that as a promise, it isn't really, because if you read it clearly: it's a long shot for me at best.
Macintosh users: begin building VMs daily. *Now.* Let's keep this thing happening.
Casey