Re: Squeak 6.1 | Release Plan ... Code Freeze on June 29

Thank you all for your hard work!











From: Marcel Taeumel (H) via Squeak-dev <[email protected]>
To: "The general-purpose Squeak developers list"<[email protected]>
Cc: "Marcel Taeumel (H)"<[email protected]>
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:55:36 -0400
Subject: [squeak-dev] Re: Squeak 6.1 | Release Plan ... Code Freeze on June 29



Hi all --

Thanks to Christoph (ct) for pushing the release so diligently!
      We will have beautifully interactive release notes again :-D

New 6.1beta bundles are here: https://files.squeak.org/6.1beta/  (w/ OSVM 2026.06)

Let's plan to code-freeze next Monday (June 29)

Best
 Marcel


Am 28.04.2026 um 09:25 schrieb Marcel
      Taeumel (H):

Hi all --

This is just a small heads-up, that we have a show-stopper for
        the next release, which is the abscence of BrokenPromise, needed
        by our own Git Browser for Squeak's git support.

https://lists.squeakfoundation.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/BHBVRXIXUFGXDLIAFGLBBZ2LCX4OKYGD/ 

As we value backwards compatibility, we should figure out a way
        to have a BrokenPromise, at least in "deprecation mode".

Any volunteers?

Best
 Marcel
Am 11.04.2026 um 13:32 schrieb Marcel
        Taeumel (H):

Hi all --

Let's take a couple of days more to harden the next Squeak
          release and fix those failing tests.

- Code Freeze on April 24 (i.e., Squeak 6.1 rc1, rc2,
          rc3, ...)

Please find Squeak bundles with the latest OSVM RC here:

- https://github.com/squeak-smalltalk/squeak-app/releases/tag/custom-osvm-bundle 

Best
 Marcel
Am 26.02.2026 um 17:27 schrieb
          Marcel Taeumel (H):

Hi all --

The upcoming release of the OpenSmalltalk VM is looking
            good. The current release candidate (OSVM Version 2026)
            looks good, we will most likely get one more soon.

Around fall last year, I volunteered to oversee the next
            Squeak release. I would like to propose a schedule the move
            things foreward:

- Feature Freeze on March 25 (i.e., Squeak 6.1
            beta)
 - Code Freeze on April 10 (i.e., Squeak 6.1 rc1,
            rc2, rc3, ...)
Then we will see how many release candidates we need to
            decide on the final version and open up Trunk development
            again, which will likely be "Squeak 7.0 alpha". Hopefully
            before end of April.

Go ahead and take a look at the current state of affairs
            right now :)

- https://files.squeak.org/6.1alpha/ 

After the Feature Freeze, we will offer Squeak bundles with
            the then released OSVM. Until then, find the latest release
            candidate "OSVM Version 2026" here:

- https://github.com/OpenSmalltalk/opensmalltalk-vm/releases/tag/202601200834 

If you do not want to think about (new) features or picking
            things from the inbox, you can always start testing for bugs
            now. Please report new bugs here:

- https://github.com/squeak-smalltalk/squeak-object-memory/issues 

Happy Squeaking!!

Best,
 Marcel



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