HAXIAL


BRIBES


BRIBES SYSTEM CURRENTLY INACTIVE. RESTARTING IN 2-3 WEEKS.
An announcement will be sent to the announcements mailing list when it is active.
However you can start submitting feature requests using the form at the end and they will be added to the list if approved (but no payments are accepted yet).



Is there a certain feature that you would like added to a Haxial product? Or something that you want done? You can bribe Haxial (or Bounty Hunters) into doing it.

Obviously it is necessary for Haxial to get funding/money in order to pay the bills, employ people, and stay in business. The "Bribes" system is a fun and productive way of doing this. It is also a way of ensuring that Haxial is working on things that people really/truly want.

On this webpage, a list of bribes (feature requests) is maintained with the total amount of money contributed for each. Whichever feature is at the top of the list (whichever has the most money contributed towards it) is given the highest priority, meaning that is what Haxial will work on next (unless it is contingent on some other features being implemented first). Then when the top feature is completed, it is removed from the list, and work commences on the next highest feature.

Haxial will not work on implementing any feature/idea/suggestion/improvement unless it was in the bribes list and at the top. (However sometimes it is necessary to make an exception to this rule.) Bounty Hunters are free to choose any item in the list to implement, but obviously they will be more attracted to the ones with a greater bounty/reward.

Note you can ask for a feature to be added to the list without sending any money. If approved, the feature will be added with an amount initially at $0. Then other people might see the feature, like your idea, and put money towards it. Therefore you can participate in the bribes system even if you are totally broke with no money, or even if you are a total tightass.

If you can only afford to put a small amount of money towards a feature (for example $10) it is still worthwhile because, as mentioned above, other people may see the idea in the list and like it and add to your contribution. Thus multiple strangers can pool their money towards the feature they want.

Your requested feature can be implemented by Haxial or by a Bounty Hunter. A Bounty Hunter is a competent software engineer approved by Haxial to participate in this Bribes system.

Limited-Time Multiplier Promotion

The first person to contribute money will have their money quadrupled (recorded as quadruple the amount they paid).
The next 5 people to contribute money will have their money tripled.
The next 15 people will have their money doubled.
And then after that, the amount recorded is the same as the amount paid.

Details of Operation

If implementation of a feature has started and then it subsequently loses its position at the top, work on the feature is NOT ceased. The new top feature must wait until the current feature-in-progress is finished. It would be inefficient and impractical to start and stop work on features / chop and change between features.

Bugs will be fixed without the need for a bribe. Normally money should not be sent for a bug fix. However, if you do send a bribe for a bug fix, it will be accepted because Haxial understands that sometimes a person wants or needs a bug to be fixed as quickly as possible.

Haxial can reject any bribe offer. Haxial may decide that it is inappropriate, impractical, excessively difficult, useless, frivolous, harmful, outside the area of software that Haxial is in, etc.

The word "bribe" is used here only in good humor. It does NOT imply anything illegal. Furthermore, Haxial cannot guarantee that a feature/task/program/etc will be completed promptly or satisfactorily because unforeseen problems can and do sometimes arise during the implementation of a feature. For these reasons, this is NOT a contract, and it is NOT legally binding. You are doing nothing more than making a donation.

If you have reasonably good programming skills, and you see a bribe in the list that you want to program by yourself and then have Haxial give you the collected amount of money (as displayed), then you can if approved. You can become a Bounty Hunter. For more information, contact Haxial.

If you have a question not answered here, you can contact Haxial.

List of Bribes

FeatureNotesUS$
Rewrite Mac networking for Leopard/10.5Don't send money for this, counting it as a high-priority bug.$0
Transport Layer Security (TLS/SSL) supportPublic-key cryptography. An open and documented encryption protocol.$0
Support multiple encryption algorithmsUser selects which to use.$0
File transfers automatically recover/resume after disconnection$0
File transfers automatically correct transmission errors/corruption$0
Ride over TCP/IP disconnections/resets as if nothing happenedAutomatic reconnection and recovery.$0
Allow KDX protocol to be carried by UDP/IPInstead of TCP/IP, as an option.$0
Allow KDX protocol to be carried/wrapped inside HTTP protocolThis does NOT mean using a web browser to access KDX.$0
Access a KDX server using web browserMeaning provide a HTML web interface.$0
Jabber (XMPP) messaging support"Instant Messenging" functionality.$0
Better IRC support$0
Transfer files to/from an FTP serverMeaning FTP client capability.$0
Transfer files to/from a SFTP serverSSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) client capability. This does NOT mean FTP run over SSH. This is a separate protocol to FTP.$0
Transfer files to/from a WebDAV serverUploading files to a HTTP WebDAV-enabled web server, etc.$0
Add a world time converter/clock to KDX$0
Multi-user configurable databases in KDXFrex allowing a shared address book to be setup (by a non-programmer).$0
Multi-user appointments / reminders / scheduling / calendar in KDX$0
Multi-user disk cataloging in KDX$0
E-mail system in KDXIncluding offline messages.$0
Better news/forums systemIncluding message threads.$0
Automatically update file catalog for searchingScheduled scans.$0
Automatic backup of server data/config filesScheduled dumps to prespecified location.$0
Automatic sync or backup of any filesScheduled synchronization or backup of files/folders, including to another KDX Server.$0
SMS alerts for adminsSend SMS alerts via phone near computer (Bluetooth or USB) for network outage, tampering, etc.$0
Searching files of multiple/many servers on a tracker$0
Allow ".kdx" (dot kdx) domain names to be registeredWould only work within KDX. Would support dynamic IP addresses.$0
Accessing your KDX Server via a SSH client (CLI)Secure Shell (RFC4251). Text command-line interface for use by humans. Don't select this if you want it for automation or scripting, that feature is in this list separately.$0
Automation/scripting of your KDX ServerBeing able to instruct your KDX Server to do various things or to retrieve info, from a programming or scripting language.$0
SIP VoIP client/endpoint/softphoneSession Initiation Protocol (SIP) for Voice over IP (VoIP). Using computer microphone/headset.$0
SIP VoIP server/routerSession Initiation Protocol (SIP) for Voice over IP (VoIP). Server to manage softphones or hardphones.$0
Per-account statisticsWith option to view one account or all accounts.$0
Improved client-to-client (DCC) functionalityWhere 2 clients communicate directly with each other without using a server.$0
BitTorrent protocol support$0
LDAP serverOption to enable an LDAP server in KDX Server that makes the KDX accounts info available to LDAP clients.$0
LDAP authenticationOption to contact an LDAP server for authentication when a user tries to login, instead of using KDX accounts.$0
Database supportFor programmers.$0
Regex (PCRE) supportFor programmers.$0
ImageMagick supportFor programmers.$0
More KRE documentationFor programmers.$0
Make some example programsFor programmers.$0


Submit Bribe Idea

Please check that it is not already in the list by using the Find/Search command in your web browser.

Your e-mail address:

Your name:
Which Haxial product:
Description of feature/idea/suggestion: