Hi,
a very nice and motivating mail.

I would like to see something like this on the web site (and FAQ),
maybe instead of http://squeak.org/Community/ Bug Tracking,
something like: How can I help?

A direct link to the current development image and latest vm in the download
area, would also be nice.

Greetings,
Waldemar Dick

(just looked through mantis).

tim Rowledge schrieb:
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> On 12-May-06, at 9:39 AM, Charles D Hixson wrote:
>
>> stéphane ducasse wrote:
>>> ...
>>>> Is there a real possibility to do this kind of 'step in the dark',
>>>> and evolve Squeak for the use in real word, in our everyday jobs...
>>>> without losing the community?
>>>
>>> I really hope but we need to have more people working for squeak and
>>> not simply using it (which is already perfect)
>>>
>>> Stef
>>>>
>>>> Viktor Svub
>> OK.  How experienced does one need to be, and where/how should one
>> volunteer?
>
> I wrote a message quite a while ago about how even the newest of new 
> newcomers could join in and help.
>
> Basically *anyone* that has a computer capable of running Squeak and a 
> little time and web access can do something helpful.  We use Mantis to 
> record bugs/problems/feature requests, so one route would be to look 
> through the lists (http://bugs.impara.de/main_page.php) and look at 
> anything that might pique your interest.
>
> Read the problem description and any notes and see if they make sense; 
> can you actually understand what the problem is supposed to be? Can 
> you replicate the problem at all? If not, email the original reporter 
> to ask if they can help work it out and improve the description, or 
> establish that it got fixed in a more recent release. A non-problem 
> can be closed, removing clutter. A better problem description will 
> help a more experienced user fix it - and you get to learn as you help.
>
> If the problem happens to be something you already understand but 
> can't see a solution, try to write some test to demonstrate it  - just 
> a code snippet helps - and some cases that explain what ought to 
> happen if it were fixed. Some bugs are things that people like me 
> could fix quickly if only we knew what the correct response was.
>
> If you do know a solution but can't work out how to program it, 
> explain the solution. If you think you know who might be able to 
> implement your solution ask if they can help you. If you don't know 
> who, ask on the list.
>
> I'd bet that pretty much anyone on this list could progress from total 
> know-nothing-yet beginner to getting-the-idea apprentice with a 
> reputation for being a good contributor in a short time by doing 
> nothing more than the above for a couple of reports a week.
>
> It's our system. It only gets better if we put some work into it.
>
> tim
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