Hi bernhard

Marcus is checking how we could have an easier way to push the change 
into the update stream.
Right now we have to connect to ftp, download a file, edit the file, 
upload it, rename the cs, upload it.
We will be more to push items in the unstable streams.

Bernhard, what you can do is:
	- participate to an open project:
		- squeaksource, seaside, ...
	- help writing some tests for certain parts of the system
	- reviewing fixes and enh
	- identify and fix ugly or dead code in the image

But the most important is that you stay with us and have fun.

> Although I am an experienced Smalltalk developer I feel fairly
> unproductive in Squeak. Often I start doing something but then trip 
> over
> some unrelated problems. Suddenly the time I have is over. Probably I 
> am
> not the only one in this situation. Therefore it might be a good
> strategy to decrease the time it takes to make a useful contribution. I
> do not pretend to know how to achieve this. Maybe by putting more
> emphasis on quality, e.g. prioritising fixes over enhancements? Slow
> down a little? Any other ideas?

Fixes are always prioritized but you need to be an expert or you should 
have a test at hand or
simply trust the person who did it.

> Currently, the main bottleneck seems to be in harvesting, i.e. in 
> moving
> fixes and enhancements from reviewed to approved. Is that a correct
> observation?

There were two problems:
	- we were waiting for the m17n
	- doug was the only one to do the tedious (move to update stream)
	- now we will be more (ned, diego, marcus, me) and I hope that marcus
	will be able to make the process more tool based :)
	- doug from time to time will simply push changes from one stream to 
the others


>  If yes, is there some way to help with that other than
> becoming a harvester? What do you consider the best way to contribute
> for someone with an hour here and there?

Reviewing is already important. Writing tests when they are missing.

> Thanks again to all the contributors for such an inspiring piece of
> software!
>
> - Bernhard
>
>