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type = "news"
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title = "Google donates $5,000 USD. \"Thank you\" is not enough."
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date = "2013-01-27T16:16:10.000Z"
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tags = ["hiring", "haiku-inc", "donations", "contracting"]
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<img src="/files/star-thank-you.png" border="8" align="right" />
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<p>
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What an upbeat way to start the new year!
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<strong>Google, Inc. has donated Five-Thousand Dollars to Haiku, Inc.</strong>
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Earlier in December, a Google employee contacted the project to coordinate
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their donation. The transaction was received this month and shows as part
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of 2013's fundraising progress. This donation will greatly assist in securing
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additional development time specifically for HAIKU!
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Thank you Google, Inc!
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</p>
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<p>
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For the curious, while Google has made payments to Haiku, Inc. in the past,
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they were for mentoring services rendered during Google Summer of Code and
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travel reimbursements (for sending two mentors to attend the associated
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Google Summer of Code Mentor Summit). In other words,
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<strong>this is the first actual donation from Google, Inc!</strong>
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Hopefully this signals that in the eyes of corporations and similar entities,
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Haiku is gaining recognition as a usable operating system
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and worthy of investment.
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<p>
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In the past few years, our financial health has continued to accelerate,
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both in terms of who is donating and how many times each person makes a
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donation. Here is a quick break down on the number of individual people
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who donated and the number of donations per year:
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</p>
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<div>
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<table style="text-align:center;">
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<thead style="font-weight: bold;">
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<tr>
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<td>Year</td>
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<td>Number of Unique Donors</td>
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<td>Number of Total Donations</td>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<tr class="even">
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<td>2005</td>
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<td>115</td>
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<td>142</td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="odd">
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<td>2006</td>
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<td>57</td>
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<td>74</td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="even">
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<td>2007</td>
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<td>43</td>
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<td>76</td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="odd">
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<td>2008</td>
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<td>140</td>
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<td>248</td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="even">
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<td>2009</td>
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<td>66</td>
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<td>174</td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="odd">
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<td>2010</td>
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<td>194</td>
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<td>412</td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="even">
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<td>2011</td>
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<td>351</td>
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<td>654</td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="odd">
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<td>2012</td>
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<td>506</td>
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<td>885</td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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</div>
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<p>
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Some anecdotal background information will help interpret those numbers.
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Haiku, Inc. started accepting donations in 2005.
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The first year in which a formal call for donations for development purposes
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was the Haiku Code Drive in 2008, which provided contracts to
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Google Summer of Code applicants that were not selected as accepted students.
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From a fund raising perspective, the call for donations was very successful
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and raised several thousand dollars in a single month.
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(Though from looking at the produced results, it was less than expected.
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As an eventual result, development contracts became available only
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to existing contributors with a known reputation.)
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September 2009 was Haiku's initial public release: R1 alpha 1.
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Finally, in 2010 Haiku, Inc. returned to providing existing contributors
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with development contracts. Since then, the growth has dramatically
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and steadily increased. Thank you everyone who has helped!
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</p>
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<p>
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Speaking of development contracts since 2010, almost $29,000 USD has been used
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to pay for 2,010 hours of dedicated development time.
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That averages to a meager $14 USD per hour! And that brings us to the present.
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>$44,000 in available funds</li>
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<li><i>minus</i> $11,000 for scheduled contracts</li>
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<li>= $33,000 available cash</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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There have been some quick discussions with contributors to feel out the
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potentials for additional contracts. At this time, nothing is set in stone.
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One thing is for certain, it is becoming increasingly challenging to find
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contributors who are willing and able to adjust their schedules for a short
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term development contract. There have been several suggestions of pursuing
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a crowdfunding effort, to enough funding to pay more competitive rates
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for a longer term contract. This is an exciting prospect, but a contributor
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needs to express interest in longer term contracts.
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</p>
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<p>
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Contributors, who are interested in contractual work, should read more
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information about submitting a request for funds and contact Haiku, Inc.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong>Now is the time to show your support for HAIKU, take things to the next
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level and <a href="http://www.haiku-inc.org/donations.html">donate today!</a></strong>
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