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Transfer of failed bounties |
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Written by Karl vom Dorff
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Wednesday, 13 February 2008 |
As you may know, the bounties listed on our website have a shelf life of six months. At the end of the six months, if no developers have applied, donors are given the option for a refund.
I have already emailed all the donors about this, and haven't gotten anything back yet. The email suggested that if no refunds are requested, we transfer the combined sum of the failed bounties into the bluetooth bounty (keep in mind, this is not a public decision, but those of bounty contributors). Donors could have made their own suggestions on what to do with the money, and I would add those into the question, and then we'd have a vote; or simply do nothing, and the bluetooth route would be followed. It also lists in the rules, that if no refunds are taken, 15% of the sum of the failed bounties will go towards the 'thank you award' fund.
As such, for the failed bounties: Drive Setup $240.94 + Bootman $227.33 + NDIS Wrapper $578.82 = $1047.09 - 15% = $890.03
A total of $890.03 would be forwarded to the bluetooth bounty, and $157.07 into the 'thank you award fund'.
We'll also move $33.08 from the general fund into the bluetooth bounty, which combined with the current bounty balance would make that bounty worth $1066.61. I've emailed Oliver and asked if he'd consider lowering the bounty, or accept the current balance. This will bring the bounty closer up to the top, and will help fund this developer's coding for important hardware support in Haiku.
I will give two more days to those who donated to the bounties to claim a refund, after which the above will be finalized.
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