At 09:50 AM 14/02/97 GMT+2, you wrote: >James Musselman wrote > >> I have a possible PIC based hardware/firmware development job for >> contracting out. I will not post it to the PIClist unless the >> consensus is that it is acceptable. Is it? James >I do believe it is quite interesting to read about possible >contracting jobs. And it is a far side more Pic related than some of >the messages we sometimes see on this list. So my vote is Yes, >people can post pic-based contracting jobs on the list. I'm sure many >others on the list feel this way too. I also agree - it is of academic interest to keep abreast but, of course there should be some discretion maintained - and we should be cognisant of keeping this diplomatic to avoid such things as bidding wars (but these days most good developers have more work than they can handle). >While we are on the topic. Does anyone know of a site which lists people >who does contracting work from home? These days, contracting are made so much >easier by the advent of email and Internet. I'm surprized that there >is not many more private contracters offering their services on the >net. Me too, though I like the academic arena also. May I suggest:- 1. A regional directory - anyone care to offer their services in cataloging/maintaining this. 2. Draft code of ethics covering responsibilities, disclosure, marketing etc. 3. Putting this type of data on the PICLIST web page (or somewhere unobtrusive so its not forced on us). 4. Catalog of commercial products and their general availabilty, I don't just mean development tools - I mean the real world outcomes of all those furious development hours. 5. Contests, voting etc on various commercial products using PICs ? Rgds Mike Some say there is no magic but, all things begin with thought then it becomes academic, then some poor slob works out a practical way to implement all that theory, this is called Engineering - for most people another form of magic.