Description of the Contractor status

Agreeing on a deliverable

 * The contractor makes an estimate of time corresponding to the required deliverables and agrees to a deadline
 * The price for the deliverables is calculated based on the daily rate of the contractor agreed to for the project

Note that if the deliverables take more time than initially announced to be produced, the price remains the same, and is only released upon final delivery - it's thus important to accurately estimate the time the task will take.

Obligations for contractors

 * Stay up to date with the emails arriving on the mailing-list, and respond within the same day to questions that are addressed to them, or discussions that affect their work
 * Post a detailled report of the work done, every day at the end of the day
 * Respect deadlines. When a contractor realizes that he won't be able to match a deadline, for any reason, he must raise the issue on the mailing-list to allow the schedule to be updated. In any case, it must warn before the deadline arrives.
 * Stay connected during work hours to the project chat, and promptly respond to requests or questions there.