Ed Leafe <> wrote: > On Aug 25, 2007, at 11:55 PM, Stephen the Cook wrote: > >> So if your committed to open source then fine. If your not, you >> should protect yourself as best you can. I have decorative security >> doors on my home to protect me from the bad people. Why not do the >> same with my products out for sale? > > They'll keep out the good people, too.
Maybe those are not the good people then? Maybe they are so fickle they WONT use proper power protection in their server room or replace them as needed? Their inability to follow directions could backfire and create the new nasty client who blames your code base for their own internal problems. Or it could backfire and make someone pitch a fit because they have to do something more just to be a customer? Ed do you fly today, or did you say F-it with all that new security just to get on a plane. As a people we do have to change to overcome problems in the past. Striking the SS# on printed material. It use to be fine, not any more. Heck it use to be your license # in Hawaii. I am not going into EULA changes under the same product, just a more robust definition of rights ownership. Stephen Russell DBA / .Net Developer Memphis TN 38115 901.246-0159 "A good way to judge people is by observing how they treat those who can do them absolutely no good." ---Unknown http://spaces.msn.com/members/srussell/ No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.8/973 - Release Date: 8/25/2007 5:00 PM _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.