" The Dynabook SW architecture must be open so that owners can safely
install functionality ('apps') that is available in a marketplace. (The
i-pad with its hardware and its marketplace for apps is at the back of my
mind.)"
Can the intent be expanded a bit more. Is this an intent to have a Pharo /
ST / Dynabook based marketplace or more extensive ?
On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 3:33 PM, Trygve Reenskaug <tryg...@ifi.uio.no>
wrote:
> I don't think the current Smalltalk architecture can meet all your
> computing needs because security isn't part of its core and because it is
> inconceivable that all the necessary programs can be developed within its
> boundaries.
>
> Like several people I met at ESUG, my goal is the Dynabook and the
> Dynabook shall, by definition, meet all your needs. A Dynabook must be safe
> so that its owner is protected from hackers and other evildoers. The
> Dynabook SW architecture must be open so that owners can safely install
> functionality ('apps') that is available in a marketplace. (The i-pad
> with its hardware and its marketplace for apps is at the back of my mind.)
>
> I can only see one path from here to there. Start from e.g., Pharo and
> simplify it to create a Dynabook architecture with owner programming and
> with opening for safely adding functionality safely ad lib. (I suppose
> this is an ST based OS?)
>
> Any takers?
> --Trygve
>
>
>
> On 23.08.2014 17:04, Wilfred Hughes wrote:
>
> Hi folks
>
> I've been playing with Pharo recently, and really enjoying writing some
> programs in the Pharo environment.
>
> As a result, I've been wondering if I can use Pharo the way I would use
> Emacs, as an environment for doing everything.
>
> For example, can I use Pharo to:
>
> * Send emails to this mailing list?
> * Use IRC?
> * Start Bash?
> * Read the Pharo documentation (e.g. Pharo By Example)?
>
> If these things do exist, how do I discover them? Is there a package
> manager I can use to find new tools I can use in Pharo?
>
>
>
