[Edu-sig] squeak "obsolete"

[ajsiegel at optonline.net]

> Squeak, "an obsolete product", seems to have a robust
> developemnt community behind it. The squeak-dev
> mailing list gets between 70-100 requests a day.
> Although it is a relatively simple matter to install
> from
> source on a freebsd or linux box, it would be nice if
> one of the major linux distributions would include it
> as a package. No doubt this would be a great way to
> promote it.
> best regards,
> re-v

There are licensing issues, starting from its Apple heritage, and apparently exasperated by the flirtation with Disney.  See below.

Art 

>> Squeak license to allow a third-party to accept indemnification, thus
>> enabling Debian-style projects to incorporate squeak under a
>> downstream license.   We are not able to provide you with legal
>> advice in this matter, but encourage you to contact your own legal
>> counsel or your counterparts in the U.S."
> >[...]

>See http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak/501

>It seems Disney also has some code in Squeak, which might make it more
>difficult.

>It might be useful to contact the Squeak people.

>Cheers,
>Carl