As you stated about delivering the sourcecode CD and telling them any competent CF developer could take over. I also believe that using a widely accepted framework/methodology such as Fusebox gives the client an added ROI as there are thousands of Fuseboxers that can really jump right in and maintain the codebase almost as if they wrote it themselves. I have been on the receiving end of situations like this. I know some folks like to code for job security, but I prefer to build stuff that can be easily maintained.
Greg On 2/2/07, Rick Faircloth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think that's a good perspective, Michael. > > Thanks for your input! > > Rick > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael E. Carluen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 5:32 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: OT: CF Developer Partnerships > > Hi Rick, here's my 2 cents. > > I always close every project with a handshake on one hand, and a CD copy > of > the source code on the other, with closing note that in essence I say, > 'should anything happens to me, ANY competent CF Developer they choose can > pickup where I left off'. Whether or not you have entered into > partnerships > with other developers, its always good to give them a recommended > developers > list. > > As for having my wife benefit after I pass, well, I'll leave that part to > my > life insurance. My primary concern is more of her indemnification from > the > business when I'm no longer around. The unthinkable happens even from the > most successful of businesses. > > I think it is more prudent to assure your customers/clients that they can > stand on their own, even if your business dissolves. > > Michael > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 1:17 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: OT: CF Developer Partnerships > > > > Sounds reasonable... have you ever thought about having your > > friends, who are basically being given the company you built, provide > > a percentage payment of business profit from your clients back to > > your survivors? > > > > I'd hate for the business that I've built not to benefit my wife after > > I'm gone. It does complicate the situation, however, and might > > deter some from entering into such a partnership. > > > > I guess it would be like selling the business, but, instead of > > selling for a one-time amount, all business profits from my company's > work > > (basically site/app hosting) would be split between my survivors and the > > handling company, > > until my clients decided not to continue using the sites or apps. > > > > There are as many ways to do this as there are to build a CF app... > > > > Rick > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Claude Schneegans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 3:31 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: OT: CF Developer Partnerships > > > > >>So. anyone worked out a solution where lone developers form a > > relationship > > to take over one another's work if something happens to one of them? > > > > I've signed an agreement with my friends who host my customers on their > > server. > > They also are CF developers. > > Our agreement just stipulates that if, for whatever reason my company is > > not able to go on supporting my customer's applications, then they will > > have all rights on all source code to continue hosting, support, > > development, etc. > > > > I give a copy to my customers, and apparently they are happy with this. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:268651 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
