PIP-0018: 10% funding allocation for Lazarus/FPC

PIP/PIP-0018.md

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+  PIP: PIP-0018
+  Title: 10% funding allocation for Lazarus/FPC
+  Type: Process
+  Impact: Funding
+  Author: Herman Schoenfeld <i>&lt;[email protected]&gt;</i>
+  Comments-URI: https://discord.gg/sJqcgtD  (channel #pip-0018)
+  Status: Proposed
+  Created: 2018-01-05
+</pre>
+
+## Summary
+
+It is proposed that, if and when [PIP-0011: 20% Developer Reward][1] or a variant passes, that a portion of the funding be allocated towards development of [Lazarus/FPC][2] project so that the two ecosystems can mutually-benefit.
+
+## Motivation
+
+If and when [PIP-0011][1] passes, PascalCoin will grow into a multi-billion dollar project yet the base tooling from which it is founded on will remain an under-funded FOSS volunteer project. 
+
+[Lazarus/FPC][2] has made amazing progress with FOSS contributions from unpaid volunteers, however there is a great amount of outstanding work that needs to be completed. Many of these volunteers would be willing to dedicate more time if incentivized monetarily.
+
+## Disbursements
+
+A well-funded PascalCoin Project can sponsor thousands of bounties on Lazarus/FPC, payable on milestone basis, in order to rapidly accelerate the development velocity of [Lazarus/FPC][2]. Also, well-known contributors could be retained by the PascalCoin Project on a time and material basis in order to contribute to Lazarus/FPC and/or PascalCoin.
+
+The PascalCoin Developers could also arrange larger specialized bounties with the Lazarus/FPC leadership team in order to significantly improve the IDE and to provide broader platform support and bug fixes.
+
+A total of 10% of the Developer Rewards is recommended for this funding, however other levels are possible (and will be voted on).
+
+## Rationale
+
+By supporting Lazarus/FPC, the PascalCoin project hitches onto the broader Pascal-world providing an inlet of expertise facilitating a rapid growth of a PascalCoin technical community. 
+
+By attracting a large developer mind-share, PascalCoin Project's increased productivity and efficiency are expected to reduce the long-term costs significantly, essentially paying for itself. It will also appeal to larger institutions since it's developer mind-share would be large as is the case with Ethereum.
+
+It is also expected by exponentiating developer mind-share, Layer-2 applications will flourish driving PascalCoin to the top-tier of Cryptocurrencies. As a result, the long-term ROI of this proposal is highly beneficial for both PascalCoin and the Pascal-world at large.
+
+
+## Voting
+
+This PIP will be optionally voted on with PIP-0011. It is intended to gauge acceptance (and hopefully consent) from users for this funding. It is also intended to assist users for making a more informed decision during voting.
+
+## Backwards Compatibility
+
+This change is a process change without impact on protocol.
+
+## Links
+
+1. [PIP-0011: 20% Developer Reward][1]
+2. [Lazarus/FPC Home Page][2]
+
+
+[1]: https://github.com/PascalCoin/PascalCoin/blob/master/PIP/PIP-0011.md
+[2]: https://www.lazarus-ide.org

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