> On Monday 26 March 2001 15:38, Elzbieta Chludzinska wrote:
> 
> > I've heard tell of an announcement at the Smalltalk Solutions 2001
> > Conference of a Squeak Foundation to be supported by Disney, IBM and Dave
> > Thomas (whatever that means).  Is this correct and does anyone have more
> > info?  I assume this support Squeak like the Apache Foundation supports
> > Apache!
> 
> What a great rumor! That would be a interesting step forward, though I don't 
> know what the foundation would do, since SqC are mostly on the Disney 
> payroll...
> 
> Presumably, "Dave Thomas" would be the Dave Thomas of IBM/OTI/Carleton U. 
> fame, rather than the outgoing IBM PC Systems Group VP of the same name...

Funny, Dave Thomas always makes me think of Wendy's.  Given the way Wendy's 
likes to sell little plastic action figures from Disney movies, I wonder if 
this means we'll be able to buy a plastic Squeak mouse with a burger combo? :)

(Sorry, it had to be done...I really must stay away from my TV!)


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