> I do not complain about Michaels work. I've seen what he is capable > of > and I am nothing but impressed. But what I am afraid of is that most > people interested in Haiku — and therefor a potential donor — do not > follow his work (because of lack or time and/or knowledge) to fully > understand this. > > In order to maximize donations, these users needs to understand that > what Michaels is allowed to do is because of the money donated, and > that it is good. The purpose of these contracts is not marketing, it is getting Haiku done, which is the purpose of Haiku, Inc. as per the status. And I think that it's more useful that way. i'd rather see my money being spent in useful development than marketing purposes and more fundraising. -- Adrien.