On 2010-11-11, Grant <emailgr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Grant, you need to stop being paranoid. ?I am surprised you even >> worked up the courage to let slip on here, in public, that you even >> have a sooper dooper sekrit project. > > This seems to be the general consensus. You see, I don't have a > computer science degree and about 75% of what I know about Linux I > learned on this list. Apparently this idea of mine is not a good > one. > > The "sekrit" isn't really a secret, it's just a mature piece of > ordinary software. Most if not all of you wouldn't be interested in > receiving it for free, but people in the right industry would like to > have it and I'd like to keep it for myself. Surely there is room for > private software even in an open source world. > > So it's either trust your coders or do it yourself?
Yup, pretty much. > My budget is small and the coders I can afford are outside of the US. > I'd be working with them via chat, email, or phone. Should I feel OK > about turning my source over to them? Yes, if you deal with reputable companies or individuals who's references you can verify. If you're dealing with random individuals, then maybe. > Should I only hire coders I can sit in the same room with? That will probably work best, but it will cost more. Have you ever managed a programming team before? -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! Am I in Milwaukee? at gmail.com