khushi sharma wrote:actually that is a hypothetical situation i formed. actually i want to know that how to share functionality only without sharing source code in java in case if i have to deliver some project to client.
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Daniel Demesmaecker wrote:unless otherwise stipulated in the contract ... the client is owner of the sourcecode.
...dosn't really rhyme with the open sourceness of the java community...
Tim Moores wrote:Indeed, the contract specifies who is owner of the code, and who gets to have the source code.
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Campbell Ritchie wrote:Surely an escrow arrangement can allow for the code';s release if the original developer stops developing it.
Daniel Demesmaecker wrote:For me, in my job as developer for the minestery of internal affairs, I actually had to sign a non disclosure agreement that states that everything I develop during my time there is fully owned by them, I know that's often the case