Re: Squeak 6.1 | Release Plan ... RC1 is here :)

thank you, Marcel.






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: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:19:00 -0400
Subject: [squeak-dev] Re: Squeak 6.1 | Release Plan ... RC1 is here :)



Hi all --

I bundled Squeak 6.1 RC1. It is not yet signed, which makes it a
      bit tricky to run on macOS platforms:

https://files.squeak.org/6.1rc1/Squeak6.1rc1-23918-64bit/ 

I noticed that the files for the older release notes are still in
      the bundle. We should remove those as all notes are in-image now.
      Another SqueakJS test would also be helpful as we might want to
      skip Objectland there (even the starter takes a second or two).

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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