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Why should someone be paid to Start Work. I will pay on delivery/completion
of partial work. Paying for work before it is done
is why so many people get burned by contractors. There are lots of
alternatives including escrowing the initial payment..
----- Original Message -----
From: "DH" <catapult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Omega List" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: software contract doc
> Forget fancy contracts; money talks. Borrowing a technique from the
> construction business.....
>
> 1/3 down to start the work
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> 1/3 on delivery of protected code, to verify it works as expected
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> <debugging as needed>
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> 1/3 on delivery of final version with source code
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> The money can be placed in an escrow account so the programmer knows
> it's there but the customer retains control over releasing the funds.
>
> --
> Dennis
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