Subj : Re: How much should I charge for fixed-price software contract? To : comp.programming From : Chris Sonnack Date : Fri Aug 26 2005 01:19 pm Richard Heathfield writes: >> I haven't been paying that much attention, but it's sounded to me >> that his innocence is based more on geography than intrinsic acts. > > His not-guiltiness, yes. ("Innocent" is a tricky word, since it has more > connotations than just the "he didn't do Crime X" meaning.) Yep. I was going to write, 'hence the scare quotes around "innocence"', but I seem to have forgotten to include them. Weird, since I'm quite sure I remember including them! [shrug] Gettin' old! > But the geography matters. I live in the UK, and (do my best to) > abide by UK law. That's hard enough as it is*, without having to > abide by US law too on the off-chance that I might want to visit > it one day. And Saudi Arabian law, and Indian law, and Chinese law, > and Peruvian law, and... Yes. And if you visited those countries, you'd need to abide by their laws while there. From lurking the thread between you and Gerry, it seems unclear to what extent the USA was targeted by sales of the product. From that, my sense is the issue isn't as clear cut as you present it. -- |_ CJSonnack _____________| How's my programming? | |_ http://www.Sonnack.com/ ___________________| Call: 1-800-DEV-NULL | |_____________________________________________|_______________________| .