What if I give it away?

[Willjurgens]

A couple of years ago we had a very talented database person working
for us who helped us develop a program based on MS Access, that kept
track of all jobs, time spent on task, every aspect of the job
including sub-contract work, customers, vendors, employees, time
sheets, you name, it's in there. It took us several years to develop
and for the most part it is excellent. It could use some tweeking and
would probably be a lot better if converted to sequel, or whatever, I
am told.

So, I have probably given up on the idea of marketing it. Can anyone
offer suggestions as to the viability of just giving it away, hoping
some of you guru's out there would enhance it and send the
improvements back to me for distribution to anyone that might want
it? Just an idea, but it could be very helpful and could even be
adapted to another time tracking type industry. Ours happens to be
printing and graphics.

I would appreciate feed back.

Will

 

[Daniel Pineault]

Why not post it on a website such as http://www.rogersaccesslibrary.com/ from
there developers and users alike will be able to download it and use it as
they choose.

You could always add a form at load time that would ask them to send you any
improvement that they make, but I wouldn't count on getting too much free
development. However, if your purpose is to help out the access online
community this is a good way to go.

 

[John W. Vinson]

So, I have probably given up on the idea of marketing it. Can anyone
offer suggestions as to the viability of just giving it away,

It would only be polite to request this "very talented" person's permission
before doing so.

John W. Vinson [MVP]

 

[Tony Toews [MVP]]

A couple of years ago we had a very talented database person working
for us who helped us develop a program based on MS Access, that kept
track of all jobs, time spent on task, every aspect of the job
including sub-contract work, customers, vendors, employees, time
sheets, you name, it's in there.

Was that person an employee or a contractor? If an employee then very
likely your employer owns the copyright. If a contractor then very
likely the contractor owns the copyright.

I would check with a lawyer specializing in software copyright issues
in your legal jurisdiction, province, state or country as appropriate.

Tony
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