12-19-2005 12:12
This is to announce that we are planning to discontinue the Developer Incentive program by the end of March, 2006. Our aim is to phase this change in so that any disruption this causes any resident can be mitigated to some extent over a transitional period.

The program phase-out will begin January 1st, with the overall award amount for December capped at November levels. The total amount paid out will then be reduced by 33% each month beginning with the February 1 payment and ending with the final payment on April 1, 2006.

The Developer Incentive program was originally created as a way to recognize outstanding content creation in Second Life. But as many of you know, the program has not been a total success in rewarding the wide range of Second Life creativity. Our goal will be to replace the Developer Incentives with new programs designed to support the full scope of Second Life creators, beginning with the Developer Directory. If you have ideas or comments for these programs, please send them to us at [email]proposal@lindenlab.com[/email].
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