Contract refers to a legal agreement by software vendor and client/company to sell or provide IT services, including software development and support.
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What do small business people do with regards to 'legal' when selling software
For those who have sold software successfully over the Internet, after going to the effort of writing the software, creating a website, get a domain name, hosting the website, setting up a merchant ...
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Contract work - PHP Web developer, London [closed]
I'm 21 and I work full time at the moment as web developer. I wonder if I could switch to contract job (not meaning freelance) with my experience.
I have 6 months full time experience in London, UK ...
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Computer science jobs that don't let you develop software outside of that job? [closed]
I'm 15, and I was talking to my friends about what we wanted our future careers to be. I told them that I would like to have a job in the computer science industry (more specifically software ...
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What can a company do to restrict offsite contract developers from redistributing GPLv2-licensed code modifications?
My company uses a mix of onsite and increasingly offsite contractors for development of websites and online applications.
Our platform uses a mix of open source software and libraries that we've made ...
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Can I (reasonably) refuse to sign an NDA for pro bono work? [closed]
A friend of mine (let's call him Joe) is working on a promising project, and has asked me for help. As a matter of friendship I agreed (orally) not to discuss the details, but now he has a potential ...
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programming contract work and copyrights [closed]
Quick question guys. It may be country dependent so this question is more directed towards EU citizens. If I did a programming job, raised an invoice but never got paid, am I still holding the ...
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Is there a 2-year exclusivity requirement for building iOS apps? [closed]
I've heard a rumor that when building applications for iOS, the developer is bound to a 2-year exclusivity of that application for iOS upon the project's completion. Is this a true statement or is the ...
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Is it okay to rollback code if your client refuses to pay you? [closed]
A friend of mine did some contracting work to add localization support to an existing mobile app. He was not contracted to add any other features or fix any already existing bugs. He has finished his ...
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How to handle “porting” software that's still in development
My company is building an iOS version of an Android app that our client is developing (but has not yet released). We have access to the latest builds and source, however since the software is ...
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Is it common to purchase an insurance policy for contract development work? [closed]
I am not sure if this is the best place for the question, but I am not sure where else to ask.
Background
I am a contract developer and have just been asked to provide a general liability policy for ...
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User stories as a contract definition?
I am often asked to write a requirements document for a new piece of work. I write requirements using user stories. The list of requirements is then used as a contract with the client denoting the ...
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How to prevent intentional over-estimation in user stories?
I am asking this from a purely hypothetical standpoint.
According to the Sprint Planning Meeting section in the Scrum Guide: "The number of items selected from the Product Backlog for the Sprint is ...
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Is there a way for developers and their clients to make a 'safety net' for the final transaction of software for money?
First off, we presume that the projects in question are not large or important enough for the parties involved to establish a formal contract, and that the parties are not able to meet in person.
So, ...
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How do you handle / what do you charge for documentation, training, warranty, changes in scope etc… [closed]
I am working with a client right now that wants me to sign a contact with a warranty for a year for no additional charge. As well as any reasonable changes he wants during the contract that are ...
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Do you sign contracts digitally or still on paper? And what do clients think? [closed]
We are all getting used to checking a box and putting our name in a text field to create a contract with an airline, a hosting company, or a software download. However, for some reason I am still ...
