My point of view is that no programmer is perfect and no test process eliminate all errors. We had numerous occasions where a program came up with an error, if we did not have the source code nobody would know why the error occurred.
Jan Roodt
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From: bpcs-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bpcs-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rob@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: 02 September 2011 10:40 PM
To: BPCS ERP System
Subject: Re: [BPCS-L] LX Source Code Non-inclusion
I got this post from someone who wishes to remain anonymous:
My advice to him is that if he has an old master contract stating that they purchased both source and object code he should push back as much as he is able to get them to continue providing source code. Infor's Plan B is to allow you to have the source code but charge a licensing fee every two years (with maintenance annually, based on the full 2-year license fee... I still can't understand the logic of that). Push back again, I say. They will also put language in the contract that virtually eliminates your ability to go to a third party company for programming because you cannot allow any non-employee to have access to the source. On that point, I have been led to believe that you can get some kind of third-party access agreement, or a non-disclosure agreement, for your third party to sign but it may cost you money. Some cases I've heard of, it was quite a lot of money.
Rob Berendt
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From: Bill <brobins3d@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bpcs-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: 09/02/2011 12:42 PM
Subject: [BPCS-L] LX Source Code Non-inclusion
Sent by: bpcs-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
In our negotiations with Infor regarding upgrading to LX, I was
surprised to hear that the source code is normally no longer provided to
licensees. To me this sounds like a gigantic hindrance but maybe I'm
misunderstanding the impact of this non-inclusion.
Can I hear from some of you on LX as to your feelings to this policy?
How has it hindered you? Have you even been negatively affected by not
being able to get to the "guts" of the programs?
Bill
midrange.com
