On 11 February 2014 18:08, Paolo Bonzini <bonzini@gnu.org> wrote:

Il 11/02/2014 17:53, Bert Freudenberg ha scritto:

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I think a Newspeak<->Smalltalk translator, written in Smalltalk, would be

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eligible for GSoC under the ESUG organization.

If it were to be written in Newspeak, I would still want to have it in the ideas list. Perhaps the student itself could propose to use Smalltalk instead, or it could be a backup in case we lose a student due to conflicts with other organizations. However, the chances for it to get into the program would be slimmer.

How about a project for a new or extended Smalltalk VM? Written in non-Smalltalk, but running a Smalltalk, e.g. Squeak?

Of course, everything must be considered on a case-by-case basis. There is no hard and fast rule.

Right. I didn't said it's easy to correctly/perfectly draw a line. But you have to draw it.. and once you did, you will always have chances to find someone left aboard and screaming about bias and blatantly unethical behavior, instead of peacefully discussing and providing arguments.

With my GNU Smalltalk hat on, I would redirect VM ideas to the GNU organization, and only use ESUG slots for projects that have more porting potential. But I understand that not all dialects have the same opportunity.

No, i think any Smalltalk VM is clearly a good topic to run under ESUG umbrella.

Paolo

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