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class=913352310-04052006>I have been a contractor myself, and also
currently have contractors worked for me. </SPAN>I wouldn't
think a contractor should put in <SPAN class=913352310-04052006>any
</SPAN>reference to himself/herself in the code, and I would be very annoyed if
a contractor <SPAN class=913352310-04052006>keep doing
it.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>What's the point to have name all over
the code? What if the code has been changed/fixed by other developers many times
afterwards? <SPAN class=913352310-04052006>As said, s</SPAN>ource code
control should sort out who did what, instead of you spend time on write your
name everywhere. Besides if you are a contractor, usually you cannot claim the
IP of the source code anyway.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=913352310-04052006>Also, if
you spend time on write "Easter eggs" as you said, I would be seriously thinking
that you didn't spend time doing the contracting job, thus you should charge
less contracting hours.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> delphi-bounces@ns3.123.co.nz
[mailto:delphi-bounces@ns3.123.co.nz]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>tracey<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 4 May 2006 12:40 p.m.<BR><B>To:</B> 'NZ
Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [DUG] In case
you're interested (or buy stuff)<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>What
do you do when you are contracting and you want to prove you did
</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>the work, but
the idiotic contractee keeps removing all reference to you </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>from the code
? One memorable instance of this was when I wrote a CPM
</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>clone optimised
for Z80 for Sord Computers and they kept removing my </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>name from the
code. Eventually I had to invent an error message and </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>code that
looked legit. But if three specific keys were pressed </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>simultaneously,
it popped up a message saying that I wrote it.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Verdana color=#993366 size=2>*Um,
have never contracted but...</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face=Verdana color=#993366 size=2> why is it so important to
have your name in the code? For</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us> <FONT face=Verdana color=#993366 size=2>future employment
reference?</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face=Verdana color=#993366 size=2>Surely the actual contract that sets out
your work</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Verdana color=#993366 size=2>, + actual code,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Verdana color=#993366 size=2> is
enough for proof of</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face=Verdana color=#993366 size=2> work</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Verdana color=#993366 size=2>?
(pardon my ignorance here)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN></P>
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