Re: Using % type functions/using RPG IV

[Tom Hightower/Solutions_Inc<tomh@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds to me like the vendor is in a win-win situation here, and the client 
is the (money) loser.  The vendor releases buggy code, the customer (your 
client) pays a contractor (you) to fix it, you tell the vendor how to fix 
it, he includes the fix in his next release.  Does he pay anyone for doing 
his debugging for him?  I would think the client deserves some 
consideration in that case.



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     On the other hand, if I have access to the source code, I can use my
     expertise to find the bug and kill it.  I can then share the results
     of my efforts with the software vendor, who can QA my fix, and
     distribute it if appropriate.  This leads to quicker results for me,
     cheaper and higher quality software for the vendor, and much more
     potential for high-quality code for all the vendor's other customers.
     Software development is not a zero-sum game --- with open source,
     everyone wins.


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