At the moment I'm using OpenGL and GLUT 3.7, but will be moving to FreeGlut 2.8.0 in the near future, which gives more functionality than GLUT does (seeing as GLUT 3.7 was released in 1998, lol.)

To be perfectly honest with you, I don't think $150 (or whatever) will cover what you're actually asking me to do. I should have a domain and hosting today, on which I can provide online documentation, and perhaps a forum of some sort if it ever comes to it. The domain and hosting is cheap (only £5/$8 per month), so I can help you out on that front by charging say maybe half that to cover some of my own costs too. For things like online documentation etc. you can pay me a flat fee for say 6 months, or monthly, which ever suits you best. I estimate the whole barebones engine you want me to produce will be around $150 - $200 for newtorking, input and basic graphics. Below is a breakdown of what will most likely included in each:

Networking:
-Client/Server connections.
-Packet handling and a data buffer class, which basically packs different types of data into one byte array (similar to Eclipse) and sends the data.
-Sample packet functions such as logging in, creating an account etc.

Graphics:
-Fully working Tile Engine (renders textured Quads to the screen. I'll maybe look into caching it to one plane once I get time)
-Simple texture-based text rendering.

Input:
-Mouse movement and clicking. (Draggable windows as an example?)
-Keyboard Entry. (Will be used primarily for the logging in and account creation example.)

= About $150 - $200.


Other:
-Online documentation for all code.
-Possibly any other hosting.
-I'll give you support with the existing for free, of course.


Hopefully by the summer you'll have enough funds by the summer to afford it. Any queries, just ask!

Regards,

Niall