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wraggster
December 29th, 2012, 01:43
via http://www.ds-scene.net/?s=viewtopic&nid=12219

As you may or may not know, WinterMute is the developer behind devkitPro (http://devkitpro.org/) - the home of libnds, libogc and many other libraries used in the great majority of homebrew we use on a daily basis. Without him, there's no telling how homebrew on our beloved devices would look like, and he continues to update the toolchain free-of-charge for all the avid programmers and homebrew lovers to enjoy. He's also the author of DSi Savegame Exploits without which flashcart-based DSi Mode homebrew would've never seen the light of day. Thing is, he's looking for employment.

WinterMute is disabled, diagnosed with Dysthymic Disorder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysthymia) - this automatically makes the task more difficult for him. For quite some time, he was wondering whether or not he could turn devkitPro (http://devkitpro.org/) into his dream job, and now it would seem that this dream is close to becoming a reality. The kit will always remain free - that much is certain, but with a little help from the community, WinterMute will be able to become self-employed and receive additional grants from the government.

If you wish to know more, follow this link (http://devkitpro.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=6659) and if possible, help the guy out by dropping a few coins into his ChipIn embedded into this post or available on the devkitPro's homepage (http://devkitpro.org/) - the goal isn't all that large, and a token of appreciation for all his hard work is more than well-deserved.