09-02-2023, 12:10 PM
Anyone can hire a developer; that's not something the Pine64 company needs to do.
IMO there are 2 main problems
ad 2) Say they cost $200 an hour and it would take a month to build that driver. Assuming 8 hours a day and 22 days a month, we're talking $35k.
If they cost $400 an hour, we're talking about $70k.
And that's for 1 driver.
I think the community is great, but I don't see them pony up the amount of money you'd need to pay someone professionally.
While the numbers I used are fictitious, I can guarantee you they would cost a LOT per hour.
And that's because 1) is hard. And there's a huge demand for people with those skills.
Or you find someone who would do it for ideological reasons. And then the problem is not likely to be monetary, but finding someone for 1) with enough free time to do it.
IMO there are 2 main problems
- finding a person who (even) has the skills to build the driver you need
- getting the money to pay such a person as they won't be cheap
ad 2) Say they cost $200 an hour and it would take a month to build that driver. Assuming 8 hours a day and 22 days a month, we're talking $35k.
If they cost $400 an hour, we're talking about $70k.
And that's for 1 driver.
I think the community is great, but I don't see them pony up the amount of money you'd need to pay someone professionally.
While the numbers I used are fictitious, I can guarantee you they would cost a LOT per hour.
And that's because 1) is hard. And there's a huge demand for people with those skills.
Or you find someone who would do it for ideological reasons. And then the problem is not likely to be monetary, but finding someone for 1) with enough free time to do it.