> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin > Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 12:47 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: License keys for ISV products(What alternatives > are there? > > > In a recent note, Tony Harminc said: > > > Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:40:20 -0500 > > > > I think a decoupling of the keys issue and the payments is > called for, and > > indeed in the real world this happens much of the time. > > > IOW, the key is renewed whether you pay or not? > > Perhaps the A-P policy droids paycheck should be coupled to > the key renewal. Rats! I suspect there are labor laws that > say you can't refuse to pay someone merely because he doesn't > do his job. > > -- gil
What I'd "love" is to be a hard-a** some day. I almost did it at one place. They were in financial difficulties so they were always late paying. Once a "mission critical" software package just stopped (after many days of warnings which were relayed to management). Management came over and said to call them to insist that they had paid, but that the check had been mailed to the wrong address and just now got returned to them. So I did. I told the vendor: "I have been told that the check is in the mail.". You can guess the tone of voice that I used. I got reamed royally by my team leader. I reamed him right back and told him to lie to the vendors in the future. Never-the-less, the vendor did give us a 1 week key. Never talked to another vendor at that shop, which went out of business within the year. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
