Re: [Adobe-source-devel] ASL 1.0.42 Released

[Robert D. <rcd...@gm...>]

On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Sean Parent <sea...@ma...> wrote:

> ASL 1.0.42 is now released. The windows built distributions have not
> been posted yet but Mat or I will get to them soon. There is a
> critical bug fix in this release for property model initializers. So
> if you are using property models and input cells, make sure you grab
> this release.
>
> This will be my last ASL release as an Adobe employee. The Adobe
> Software Technology Lab is now a virtual organization. I will likely
> still keep a hand in guiding the progress of ASL and I'm certain it
> will continue to grow and improve. STLab was able to accomplish some
> amazing things. ASL being one externally visible artifact and the book
> <http://www.elementsofprogramming.com/book.html> being another. I want
> to thank the members of STLab, Foster Brereton, Mat Marcus, Paul
> McJones, and Alex Stepanov along with everyone who supported the lab
> over the years. We had a great run.
>
> My personal e-mail is sean_parent <at> mac <dot> com. Messages to the
> forums and mailing lists will continue to reach me.


Wait... is ASL dying or something? If you leave, what does that mean for the
libraries? I'm a bit confused as to what is happening. What do you mean by
"it is now a virtual organization"?