PR Team Request: Submit this story to Slashdot

gafisher gafisher at sprynet.com
Fri Sep 28 02:32:03 UTC 2007


Fine with me, Brett.  If it could only be submitted once, I'd vote for your
version.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brett Kosinski" <fancypantalons at gmail.com>
To: "The general-purpose Squeak developers list"
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Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: PR Team Request: Submit this story to Slashdot


> > http://slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&id=303781
>
> Please don't take this personally, but I see a number of problems with
> the submission:
>
> 1. Squeak isn't the "OLPC version of Smalltalk".  It's a dialect of
> Smalltalk that was selected for the OLPC, due to it's traditionally
> deep focus on education.
>
> 2. The phrase 'Squeak is the "official" version chosen and used by Dr.
> Alan Kay' is ambiguous... official version of what?  I know you mean
> Smalltalk, but at best, it's poorly worded.
>
> 3. The phrase "With millions of OLPC computers expected soon to be in
> the hands of the upcoming generation, it will be an advantage, perhaps
> a requirement, for developers to master Squeak." is rather silly, and
> seems like breathless hyperbole.  Particularly since it's not like
> Squeak is the only venue for developing applications for the OLPC (at
> minimum, there's Python, and I would assume straight Linux binaries
> would work, as well).  Really, that entire statement could be nixed,
> though I'd probably go with something like "With millions of OLPC
> computers soon to be in the hands of children throughout the world,
> such a resource could prove valuable to those interested in developing
> new applications for the platform", or something along those lines.
>
> With all that said, I'd prefer something like the following:
>
> 'With the recent announcement of the <link>Give-One-Get-One</link>
> OLPC program, and the growing popularity of software such as
> <link>Seaside</link> and <link>Croquet</link>, the arrival of
> <link>"Squeak By Example"</link>, a freely available book covering the
> popular <link>Squeak</link> dialect of Smalltalk, seems all the more
> timely.  Within, readers will find a gentle introduction to the
> language and environment, along with hands-on examples and exercises
> suitable for novices, teachers and developers alike.  With millions of
> OLPC computers soon to be in the hands of children throughout the
> world, such a resource could prove valuable to those interested in
> developing new applications for the platform.'
>
> Or something along those lines, anyway. :)
>
> Brett.
>
>
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