On 7/4/2012 2:23 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: > Really? They'd go from their paid former jobs to go work on a FREE piece of > software….. > > That is fantasy. Avid is keeping Sibelius though…..so I doubt they would let > key programmers go for it. >
Well, yeah, it's a fantasy -- all the stuff we're discussing about this is fantasy. If they close their British offices the employees there will have a choice -- move to the U.S. (if the offer of continued employment is made) or find other work. If I had spent many years building a great piece of software and then didn't want to leave my native country because some backwards-thinking corporate shirts didn't want to maintain an office in my native country any more, I might consider putting my talents to work for free (while also finding other employment, it is to be hoped, but in today's economy that might be tough) to better a program that would drive my former competitor to its knees. But even if Avid is keeping Sibelius (which seems to be happening) what's to happen to the programmers who choose not to uproot their families and leave their native country? I would hope that they could telecommute, although without an office to work from, it might be harder to work as a team. -- David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
