Hi Avi--

> > Does that mean that if there were a minimal-snapshot-plus-modules
> > system available right now, it would still be a while before you
> > could use it? Just curious.
> 
> Depends which modules you have available for it.

	And what you want to do with it. :)

> I don't think many people are going to use a "minimal snapshot" -
> it's minimal, after all.

	Sure, but it's attractiveness as a basis for development and deployment
is rather a different issue, I think.

> But can you load Morphic on top of it? What about the Refactoring
> Browser? How many of the packages on SqueakMap will load...

	I would like each of the authors involved to be interested enough in
the architecture of the system to consider making that happen a
worthwhile endeavor. That's my motivation for inviting planning
discussion now.

> ...or how much work is it for any one of them to make it into a
> module?

	How much work should it be? Now we're having the discussion. :)

> From your reports, you've done an amazing job stripping down the
> image, but surely it's an even bigger task to be able to build it
> back up again?

	Yes, but it's also much easier to distribute that task over many
people, so I think on balance it's a win. I certainly think it's worth
doing.


	thanks,

-C

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