bishop666 opened this issue on Apr 25, 2008 · 47 posts
XENOPHONZ posted Mon, 28 April 2008 at 1:46 AM
To me, the greatest danger for a software developer doing their work 'in the clear' stems from customer fallout when proposed improvements & suggested new features don't pan out, for whatever reasons. A certain percentage of the customer (or potential customer) base won't ever let the developer forget it. "But you said that you'd make it compatible with Lightwave.........!!!!!!!! Grrrrr!!!!!!"
Edited to add: it's also true that people tend to hear what they want to hear. A hint of a suggestion is often taken as a set-in-stone promise.....a "promise" which enrages some when their own particular much-sought-after new feature doesn't happen. A "promise" which was never anything more than a trial balloon -- but which the person who wants that balloon tends to regard as a binding contract offer on the part of the developer.