Re: intent to retire Scratch

2016-02-01 Thread Matthew Miller
On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 12:45:30AM +0100, Kevin Kofler wrote: > I don't think working software (even if not perfect, but what software is?) > should be dropped from the distribution like that, ESPECIALLY for software > like this that involves user data (programs in this case). You should at > le

Re: intent to retire Scratch

2016-02-01 Thread Jonathan Underwood
On 29 January 2016 at 18:51, Matthew Miller wrote: > Several years ago, I packaged up Scratch 1.4 -- the visual programming > language for kids. However, it never really worked perfectly (it's not > 64 bit clean) and upstream for this line is dead (as Scratch 2.0 is > based on Adobe Air -- and hop

Re: intent to retire Scratch

2016-02-01 Thread Matthew Miller
On Mon, Feb 01, 2016 at 10:26:13AM +0100, Miroslav Suchý wrote: > I still use this program. And it has no glitches on 32 arch. Until there is > new open source version of Scratch or > someone package Snap! (and add there some costumes and backgrounds) then the > Scratch is still the best tool. >

Re: intent to retire Scratch

2016-02-01 Thread Miroslav Suchý
Dne 29.1.2016 v 19:51 Matthew Miller napsal(a): > I'd like to let go of ownership of the package, and unless someone else > really wants to invest time into it, I think retiring it completely is > the way to go. I still use this program. And it has no glitches on 32 arch. Until there is new open

Re: intent to retire Scratch

2016-01-31 Thread Jonathan Dieter
On Fri, 2016-01-29 at 13:51 -0500, Matthew Miller wrote: > Several years ago, I packaged up Scratch 1.4 -- the visual > programming > language for kids. However, it never really worked perfectly (it's > not > 64 bit clean) and upstream for this line is dead (as Scratch 2.0 is > based on Adobe Air -

Re: intent to retire Scratch

2016-01-30 Thread Kevin Kofler
Matthew Miller wrote: > Several years ago, I packaged up Scratch 1.4 -- the visual programming > language for kids. However, it never really worked perfectly (it's not > 64 bit clean) and upstream for this line is dead (as Scratch 2.0 is > based on Adobe Air -- and hopefully _soon_ HTML5). > > I'd

Re: intent to retire Scratch

2016-01-30 Thread Sandro Bonazzola
Il 30/Gen/2016 15:54, "Matthew Miller" ha scritto: > > On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 08:45:20AM +0100, Sandro Bonazzola wrote: > > > Several years ago, I packaged up Scratch 1.4 -- the visual programming > > > language for kids. However, it never really worked perfectly (it's not > > > 64 bit clean) and

Re: intent to retire Scratch

2016-01-30 Thread Matthew Miller
On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 08:45:20AM +0100, Sandro Bonazzola wrote: > > Several years ago, I packaged up Scratch 1.4 -- the visual programming > > language for kids. However, it never really worked perfectly (it's not > > 64 bit clean) and upstream for this line is dead (as Scratch 2.0 is > > based o

Re: intent to retire Scratch

2016-01-29 Thread Sandro Bonazzola
Il 29/Gen/2016 19:51, "Matthew Miller" ha scritto: > > Several years ago, I packaged up Scratch 1.4 -- the visual programming > language for kids. However, it never really worked perfectly (it's not > 64 bit clean) and upstream for this line is dead (as Scratch 2.0 is > based on Adobe Air -- and h