> 1. At the bottom we have the VM. Hopefully we can keep it canonical :).
>
> 2. Then we have multiple distro "kernel" images.
> 3. On top of those kernels we load packages and there is a Set of such
> packages that are recognized by the large Squeak community as "core
> packages" creating our common base.
> 4. Then we have the jungle of packages on top.

Am I crazy in thinking that the only truly canonical part could/should be  
#3? Different VMs would be fine as long as they ran the core packages?