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I'm uncomfortable with this stance. I for one would not want to hire a person that made their code unreadable. It's too much like "job security" through making sure no one understands what you do.

And the supplier is not being open source if they're being difficult and show poor programming practices. Sounds like they're just trying to say one thing, but they don't believe in it.

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by jepri (Parson) on Jul 20, 2001 at 08:07 UTC
    He hasn't been hired. He's working freelance. Read the root node, read the link he provides.

    I'm not advocating that everyone should obfuscate their code, or play hardball. But there are times when it is desirable to take some precautions.

    Where did I say that people should write unmaintainable code for their employers? It's a different situation. If you are being employed you have a contract. Here there is no contract. It's not job security because there is no job. It's much more like MS not handing out the source to their programs.

    I agree with you about the open source stuff.

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      I did read it. My view is, it shouldn't be about the code, this needs to be determined between BMaximus and his customer. BMaximus should communicate this to them, that the price agreed was for one site, etc...

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