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title = "Opportunity to Pay Axel to Code Haiku!"
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date = "2010-07-14T15:10:01.000Z"
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tags = ["contracting", "haiku-inc", "hiring", "donations"]
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<p>
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We are excited to tell you about another proposal for contract development!
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This time, it is from <strong>Axel Dörfler. He is proposing to work 120 hours at $14
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per hour, for a total of $1,680.</strong> To remind you of the sheer awesomeness of this,
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Axel has been with the Project since nearly the beginning -- he joined a few
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months after it was started in 2001. Axel was also
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<a href="/blog/axeld/2005-10-13/haikus_first_employee">Haiku's first employee back</a>
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in 2005! This is a chance to get him back in the saddle -- or, according to some jokes,
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back in the basement -- coding Haiku full time for a few weeks.
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<div class="alert alert-info">
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<strong>Astonishing Update:</strong> In a mere <strike>24 hours, over $800</strike> <strike>36 hours, over $1,100</strike> <strong>42hours, over $3,000</strong> has been donated! Your response has been overwhelmingly amazing. Thank you for all of your support!
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</div>
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Axel plans to work on network related tasks.
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Some of the buzzwords include:
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<ul>
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<li>ICMP</li>
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<li>WPA/WPA2</li>
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<li>WLAN GUI tools</li>
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<li>updating and improving FreeBSD drivers</li>
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<li>testing network cards that people donated</li>
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<li>optimizations</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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Now, here is where you can help and have a noticeable impact ...
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</p>
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This year, we have been taking a much more pro-active approach with
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using money to further Haiku and to support the Project. Migrating from
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a shared web host to a high quality dedicated server. Reimbursing conferences that
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did not receive funding in the past. Financing the development of WebPositive and
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the release coordination of R1 Alpha 2. All of this was made possible through generous
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financial contributions from users like you.
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</p>
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<p>
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At this moment, our finances are tight. Especially after paying some upcoming expenses,
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which include
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<a href="/blog/pulkomandy/2010-06-21_summer_back_and_hcd_comes_it">Adrien's on-going contract</a>,
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<a href="/blog/pulkomandy/2010-07-14_conference_report_rmll_2010">RMLL</a>,
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<a href="/conference/2010_operating_systems_workshop_sbc_2010">SBC</a>, <a href="/conference/2010_f%C3%B3rum_internacional_software_livre_fisl_11">FISL</a>, and other smaller expenses.
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We would need to pay Axel directly from our financial reserves.
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Normally, we like to keep $5,000 as this provides a nice buffer for a rainy day so to speak.
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Sometime after September, the money from Google Summer of Code will arrive.
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But before then and <strong>without any donations for paying Axel, our balance would go below $3,500.</strong>
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That is a situation we want to avoid. But if need be, we will make it work.
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Even if it means crossing off other items in the future.
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<p>
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I know you enjoy using Haiku and want to see it shine.
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This is your chance to pay one of our top developers to write code for Haiku!
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong>
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<a href="/community/donating_to_haiku">You donate.</a> He codes. We all use Haiku.
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</strong>
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