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@node Uh....a Little Help Here?
@appendix Uh....a Little Help Here?

I, Tom Lord, the author of @code{arch}, have been unemployed for a very
long time now, and my sole proprietorship revenues, while non-0, have
left me @emph{far} below the poverty line.


"Boo-hoo", I know.  Things are tough all over.


In the absence of any alternative, I funded much of the work to
develop @code{arch} by cashing in all my retirement savings, selling the
little bit of stock I owned, selling many possessions (I really miss
my guitars and CDs), and racking up some @emph{enormous} credit card debts
(some soon to be written off as bad debt!).  Why did I do those
seemingly crazy things?  Partly out of necessity -- but partly also
because I BELIEVE IN @code{arch} THAT MUCH AND YOU SHOULD TOO.


So here's the deal:


1) I'm grateful to receive "gifts" (which I treat as business
income) sent to my PayPal account @code{lord@@emf.net}.


2) I'm very interested in any jobs that might be available in the
S.F. Bay Area (especially Alameda, S.F., or work-at-home) for a really
excellent C/Scheme/sh/awk/unix programmer.  No, I've never hacked
linux device drivers, SQL, PHP, TCP/IP stacks, Java Beans, J2EE, or
Visual Studio.  Yes I do prefer opportunities to work on free
software.


3) "Practical Research" is what I do best.  I have a lot of projects
in the fire, so to speak -- @code{arch} is just one.  If you have any good
ideas about how to fund them, send me email.


4) @code{arch} can (with a @emph{little} more development) save the industry
millions in licensing fees for proprietary revision control systems.
IBM, Red Hat, HP/C, United Linux members, Apple, potential business
partners with capital: I'm talking to you!  Send me email.


5) In general: I NEED MONEY (desperately) -- so if you can help,
please get in touch.




