Lots of good info in this thread. There are two main things I've got for you, Sytze....
First, is this a 'work for hire' or are you building an app that your customer will resell? If you're just selling hours, your approach will be different than if you're selling a product. Second, as folks have indicated, you probably want to spell out what it is you're discussing more carefully. I explain to customers that the 'stuff' I'm delivering comes in various categories. - the VFP stuff, if I'm delivering runtimes and such. - the third party stuff, such as Foxfire! or SDT or ActiveX controls or... - the stuff in my library that I've built up over the years, and - the stuff I'm writing expressly for them I treat each of these differently, and spell them out explicitly. I give folks a perpetual, royalty-free, NON-exclusive license to use in their own business. I want to cover their butts, but I don't want to put myself out of business. I use small words and short sentences so as to remove as much vagueness as possible. If I find I'm not exactly sure what I'm trying to say, then I talk slower until I do. :) Some folks use contracts to cover up stuff. I use them to spell out what I'm trying to say, so that we both understand the same thing, and have a written reference in case a misunderstanding arises (or, more likely, we just plum forgot) in the future. So I'd use your long, multi-adjectived sentence, but then break each word out and explain what it means. And as Gil said, a lawyer is a good idea. Whil _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
