[geeklog-devel] A lesson to learn from Mambo?

[Blaine Lang]

I agree Dirk, this is something we need to keep in mind. I've done quite a 
few for-fee projects and everytime I bring up the question of adding this 
similar feature back into Geeklog core, the clients are 100% onside. They 
recognize immediately the benefit of having the modification supported and 
remove the issue with upgrades.

I don't think we can ever be too cautious and getting agreement and 
understanding up front or soon as it appears to be a solution with wider 
appeal is key. When doing contract work (developement for hire), I believe 
the client owns the right to the work product unless contracts say 
otherwise.

Blaine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dirk Haun" <dirk at haun-online.de>
To: <geeklog-devel at lists.geeklog.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 3:28 PM
Subject: [geeklog-devel] A lesson to learn from Mambo?


There's an interesting article on Slashdot about a dispute over a piece
of code in the Mambo CMS:

    http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/09/18/1348255

Apparently, one of the Mambo developers made a modification for a
customer (and was paid for it). Since he liked that feature, he re-
implemented (and extended) it and added it to the Mambo distribution. Now
the customer is p*ssed and threatens all the Mambo users(!) with lawsuits
and whatnot.

Even though the customer is obviously overreacting (and, it seems,
wrong), this is something those of us who are doing custom work on
Geeklog should be careful about.

Please, everbody, check with your customers before you add any custom
code to the Geeklog core.

bye, Dirk


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