In
<CAAJSdji19mcCvm3o54ELWC0Ny9PNvGBWfH6i816b3yu+nmed=a...@mail.gmail.com>,
on 05/09/2014
at 06:35 AM, John McKown <[email protected]> said:
>This has been an interesting thread. I rather like the escrow idea.
I like it, but only if both sides have had bankruptcy lawyers verify
that the source code *will* be provided in a timely fashion when the
agreement calls for it and that it will *not* be provided to a third
party as the result of court action, e.g., if the escrow agent goes
bankrupt.
I'm not concerned with the learning curve[1] if the worst happens, but
the agreement should include documentation and currency.
[1] The same issue exists if the development team is wiped out[2]
in an accident.
[2] I once had to work on a large program whose author was into
auto racing; he wound up in a coma for several years.
--
Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT
ISO position; see <http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html>
We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress.
(S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003)
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