Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 12:29:20 09/06/00
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On September 06, 2000 at 14:33:52, Albert Silver wrote: >>As I said before, if you choose to offer your services as betatester/developer >>stating your ambition clearly about revealing your ideas and thoughts only in >>exchange of money, then it's fine with me. > >First of all, this idea that somehow getting paid for work is immoral has got to >be the oddest one I've seen in a long time. That being a developer should only >be a volontary job is also rather mysterious, though I'm sure all companies will >back you solidly on it... :-) Where did you read that? I haven't said anything resembling that kind of statement. If the programmers approach you then you can decide whether you want to get paid or not. If you offer your services for free and withold information you plan to sell later on, then it's immoral. But _I_ would consider it to be immoral if I chose to make money on a something I enjoy as a hobby. You are more than welcome to feel differently. >If it is within the scope of the person's accepted responsibilities, I agree, >otherwise it is at the person's discretion IMO. That's complete nonsense. Either you contribute to the best of your abilities or not at all. At least according to my definition of integrity. >I don't understand what you are basing this on. Why is Uri's sense of reality >misadjusted? Do you know his ideas? Have you tested them or had someone identify >why they are no good? If Uri believes his ideas are good enough to warrant >payment then so be it. That's what a developer does. I see no reason to scoff at >him. I don't understand why you think it's Uri. It isn't. If it was I would have said so. Try reading a few of the other posts in this thread. Mogens.
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