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

intent to retire Scratch

2016-01-29 Thread Matthew Miller
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 like to let go of ownership of th