Haiku Inc., the non-profit organization that supports the Haiku Project, has announced that they have hired renowned Haiku developer Ingo Weinhold on a limited time contract. At the same time, Haiku Inc. also disclosed a breakdown of the donations received by the non-profit via PayPal in the last six months. One of the tasks that Ingo may be undertaking during this contract period is the coordination of the R1/Alpha 2 release, bringing hope that the long-awaited second development release may in fact be coming in the near future.
