Re: [Flashcoders] How to determine value of source code

2008-03-27 Thread Jiri Heitlager
Thank you all for replying. It really made things clearier and some of the points made I really didn't think of yet, for instance the code libs. I really didnt take the time to develop those into consideration. Seems like a hell of a job to value code, I prefer coding :0 Again thanks, Jiri

[Flashcoders] How to determine value of source code

2008-03-26 Thread Jiri Heitlager
Hello, a client of mine has requested to buy the source code of a project I did for them. I havent really sold any source code yet, so I was wondering if somebody maybe could give me some tips, because I really dont know how to value source code? I was thinking in the line of a percentage

Re: [Flashcoders] How to determine value of source code

2008-03-26 Thread Glen Pike
Hi, I guess it depends on whether you are going to license it to them for their use only or if they are then going to sell it on. The other part is whether you selling it to them means that you cannot use it. At the end of the day, it's intellectual property you are selling, so

Re: [Flashcoders] How to determine value of source code

2008-03-26 Thread Ian Thomas
I'd be very careful how you proceed with this, but at the end of the day it's your own judgement. It also rather depends on how much of what you've written for the client is solely for that client - you will never reuse it - or if you're depending on code libraries you've previously developed and