Giovanni's (late) answers to the 2008 election questions

Hi all,

sorry for being so late, here are my answers to the 2008 election questions.

1. Approximately, how much time do you plan on spending on Squeak during 
the coming year (in any kind of unit)?
I recently moved to London, so I still have to settle down properly. But 
I think I'll be able to reserve at least 12-15 hours per week (maybe 
split between workday evenings and weekend afternoons). This would be in 
addition to the time I'd dedicate to the foundation in case I'll be 
elected. I also plan to do a lot of Smalltalk advocacy (obviously using 
Squeak as a prime example!).

2. What are in your mind the three most important issues (not 
necessarily technical) we need to address in the coming year?
In my opinion, the Squeak community is currently lacking two things: a 
clear vision of what Squeak should be and a proper development process 
to turn this vision into reality. The foundation board shouldn't be the 
one to provide such things, but instead it should be the catalyzer that 
allows the community to reach such targets.
Aside from that, moving to a much smaller core system would be 
beneficial, too (but we all know that).

3. What is your view on fund raising and how any such collected money 
should be dealt with?
Fund raising should be done with a precise purpose in mind. Aside from 
keeping enough to cover the costs for our infrastructure for at least 
one more year, we should employ the money we have to make Squeak better. 
Activities such as SummerTalk or a bounties would be good for Squeak, 
too (witness what happened with the Curl plugin, just to make an example).