[self-interest] Self 4.4 Alpha 1 Release

[Russell Allen]

Hi Jan,

Thanks, that would be great if possible.

Russell

Jan Vrany wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> good job!
> There are several Solaris/SPARC machines at my uni.
> Maybe I'll able to manage dedicated Solaris zone
> (kind of virtual machine) for you on one of that
> machines. I'll ask our admins next week.
> 
> Regards, Jan
> 
> On Fri, 2009-02-06 at 15:02 +1100, Russell Allen wrote:
>  > Hi guys,
>  >
>  > I haven't been able to find the time to put together a fully
>  > functional
>  > release, but I have noticed that there have been a large number of
>  > hits
>  > to the new website (55,047 pages since launch), so I've put together
>  > an
>  > initial alpha to get things moving.
>  >
>  > Download it from selflanguage.org
>  >
>  > What we have is:
>  >
>  > - Working MacOS X VM with installer
>  > - Working Linux x86 VM
>  > - Freshly built Clean.snap
>  >
>  > Currently missing is:
>  >
>  > - an updated Demo.snap
>  > - Sparc and Intel Solaris VMs. I don't have easy access to a Sparc
>  > machine and would greatly appreciate it if someone who does could
>  > help
>  > out. It would be a great pity to have to abandon Self's first
>  > platform!
>  > - release documentation, notes etc.
>  >
>  > Please read the short ReadMe file!
>  >
>  > Unfortunately the Snapshot and MacOS X VM form a pair; you can't open
>  > Clean.snap in a 4.3 VM so be wary if you already have a 4.3 VM on
>  > your
>  > system that your Mac doesn't try to use it instead of the new one.
>  > How
>  > to handle VM versioning is a subject I'd like to discuss with anyone
>  > with experience in it.
>  >
>  > This is an initial alpha and hasn't been tested. Everything is up for
>  > change including distribution methods, packaging etc. Please comment
>  > and try out; in particular please sing out if the Linux VM doesn't
>  > work
>  > on your distro.
>  >
>  > Best,
>  >
>  > Russell