On 2010-11-11, Grant <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Grant, you need to stop being paranoid. ?I am surprised you even
>> worked up the courage to let slip on here, in public, that you even
>> have a sooper dooper sekrit project.
>
> This seems to be the general consensus. You see, I don't have a
> computer science degree and about 75% of what I know about Linux I
> learned on this list. Apparently this idea of mine is not a good
> one.
>
> The "sekrit" isn't really a secret, it's just a mature piece of
> ordinary software. Most if not all of you wouldn't be interested in
> receiving it for free, but people in the right industry would like to
> have it and I'd like to keep it for myself. Surely there is room for
> private software even in an open source world.
>
> So it's either trust your coders or do it yourself?
Yup, pretty much.
> My budget is small and the coders I can afford are outside of the US.
> I'd be working with them via chat, email, or phone. Should I feel OK
> about turning my source over to them?
Yes, if you deal with reputable companies or individuals who's
references you can verify. If you're dealing with random individuals,
then maybe.
> Should I only hire coders I can sit in the same room with?
That will probably work best, but it will cost more.
Have you ever managed a programming team before?
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