On Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:48:31 Aaron Cooper wrote: > Micheal, I don't think Jochen provided enough detail for you to give an > opinion on the nature and reason for the work done, nor to give an analogy > of a defuct TV. For all you know this was a feature request that the client > doesn't think they should be paying. And now the list has followed suit.
I don't know how you managed to read that the analogy was directed at him. I am well aware that Jochen is a experienced and established player in this industry. Nothing is to be read in to anything beyond the plain meaning and context. > "This claptrap is why I.T people are not widely trusted." > I don't agree that trust is a problem. Easily the most common complaint I > hear about IT people is this: When it comes to getting answers to > questions, some of us have superiority complexes and make every exercise a > bloody chore. The customer has a wider definition of the word 'trust' then merely whether someone is a crook or not. From a client's perspective trust = integrity = someone who will always do THE RIGHT THING by them. > Jochen's question was specifically related to Open Source code release and > licensing. Surely it can be discussed within the context of the information > he chose to provide? The issues he raised are wider. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
