http://www.silverstripe.org/home/ http://www.silverstripe.org/theme-contest-the-game-changer/#PageComment_9303 @Jon, I am sorry I accidentally deleted your comment in the backend and couldn't get it back. :(
You said that you didn't like the facebook voting mechanism because there would advantages for those who have a lot of facebook friends.

I commented on that before, and I still believe in it, that the best design will win. We keep asking the community and our network to vote for the favourites and I believe that the community is big enough to make up for any cheating that you might think of. Also this process is just a first selection process. The final call is with the judges.

Apart from that I certainly know that all designs deserve kudos. They are all good and I am glad that I don't have to make the call about who the final winner is.

In the end all submitted themes will be part of the SS 3.0 theme module, so no one will be forgotten. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:29:13 +1300 Kerstin http://www.silverstripe.org/theme-contest-the-game-changer/#PageComment_9303 http://www.silverstripe.org/the-trials-and-tribulations-of-a-freelancer/#PageComment_9302 Very well put, Ryan. You've really nailed some good points. I am solely a freelancer, as well, and am having a very good month when I can bill for 60% of my time. I find it's often less than that...maybe hovering around 50%. Since leaving my corporate job 5 years ago, my greatest challenges are getting out and socializing with other developers, and really taking the time with each project to deconstruct the tools I'm using into their basic formats. Thanks for writing such a thoughtful and comprehensive article! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:45:52 +1300 Rebecca Connors http://www.silverstripe.org/the-trials-and-tribulations-of-a-freelancer/#PageComment_9302 http://www.silverstripe.org/the-trials-and-tribulations-of-a-freelancer/#PageComment_9295 Great post Ryan, I work as a freelancer and web consultant here in New Zealand. I think all the concepts you bring up are equally valid wherever you are located... the people side of freelancing is equally if not more important that writing the code and taking the time to really get to know your clients business is well worth the effort. As far as rates go, good to see you are working through the calculation and thinking a bit about the accounting involved... after all... freelancers are in business.
Bang on with the project management tip :) Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:19:41 +1300 Cam Findlay http://www.silverstripe.org/the-trials-and-tribulations-of-a-freelancer/#PageComment_9295 http://www.silverstripe.org/calling-for-help-in-documentation/#PageComment_9292 I've been working in software development for over a decade and just wanted to say that when I first was introduced to SilverStripe I was impressed. It is clean and I noticed no bugs. Great work. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:21:52 +1300 Jack John http://www.silverstripe.org/calling-for-help-in-documentation/#PageComment_9292 http://www.silverstripe.org/calling-for-help-in-documentation/#PageComment_9288 I'm a huge fan of SilverStripe. Keep the blog posts coming. I check here almost daily. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:08:41 +1300 FryGuy http://www.silverstripe.org/calling-for-help-in-documentation/#PageComment_9288 http://www.silverstripe.org/last-chance-to-vote-for-packtpub-s-2011-open-source-awards/#PageComment_9287 Will the 2012 awards be in October too? Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:07:34 +1300 Bender http://www.silverstripe.org/last-chance-to-vote-for-packtpub-s-2011-open-source-awards/#PageComment_9287 http://www.silverstripe.org/theme-contest-the-game-changer/#PageComment_9285 Sorry for any inconvenience we might have caused with the app over the weekend. It is now up and running again. Thanks for your patience. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:53:30 +1300 Kerstin http://www.silverstripe.org/theme-contest-the-game-changer/#PageComment_9285 http://www.silverstripe.org/calling-for-help-in-documentation/#PageComment_9284 Will your documentation be available in .pdf format? Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:07:24 +1300 Kenny http://www.silverstripe.org/calling-for-help-in-documentation/#PageComment_9284 http://www.silverstripe.org/last-chance-to-vote-for-packtpub-s-2011-open-source-awards/#PageComment_9283 Scratch that last comment of mine. I got it to load. Must have been something on my part. I see that Drupal took the title for the CMS category. Sorry, better luck in 2012!!! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:23:01 +1300 Shell60 http://www.silverstripe.org/last-chance-to-vote-for-packtpub-s-2011-open-source-awards/#PageComment_9283 http://www.silverstripe.org/last-chance-to-vote-for-packtpub-s-2011-open-source-awards/#PageComment_9282 I've had an issue with the last hyperlink in the article. Not sure if it was posted correctly. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:20:53 +1300 Shell60 http://www.silverstripe.org/last-chance-to-vote-for-packtpub-s-2011-open-source-awards/#PageComment_9282