> Have had an issue for an unyet finished project (despite > working my arse off on it) where the client wants full > ownership of the resultant code. > > I am very unhappy about this for several reasons: > > 1. Their remuneration is pathetic (AUD$21 per hour compared > to my usual rate of $65+) - I got close to that much slave > labour trawling through 8,000 boxes of dusty file boxes. > > 2. This will be a major business tool - total automation via > ColdFusion, SQL Server, EFTPOS, email, Credit Card processing > and pure Adobe Acrobat paperless output, most of their > business processes, with import/export between "notebook > databases" and the main system, and SMS integration. > > 3. Our "host" is useless and despite many attempts to get > answers they still do not have secure SSL. I have started > looking for a new home for them surreptitiously. > > 4. They do not own licenses for either ColdFusion or SQL > Server - ouch for them? > > 5. There are a LOT of other businesses that would be > interested in what I am creating. So why would I sell so > cheaply (or at all).
Did your contract specify that they would receive full ownership of the resultant code? What exactly did it specify? Everything else is irrelevant. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! This email has been processed by SmoothZap - www.smoothwall.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 The most significant release in over 10 years. Upgrade & see new features. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJR Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:273314 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
