Online Contract Archive? 11
ChrisKnight asks: "There are a number of places to search on the
'net when looking for a boiler plate software license. I was
wondering if anyone maintained a site of boiler plate consulting
contracts? I've been given a stock developer's contract to sign for
a project that is just generic sysadmin work. I'm not 'creating IP'
for them, so much of the contract is not appropriate. I'd like to
find something I can counter with, something that treats what I am
going to be doing similiar to the work of an auto mechanic. Any
suggestions on where to look?"
Yup (Score:2, Informative)
Techrepublic.Com [techrepublic.com]
I'm giving you top links rather than deep ones because these sites have a LOT of other good info which it would behoove you to run across on your way to finding them.
Re:Yup (Score:1)
Thanks itwerx!
The Guru link was a bit of a dud. I spent 20 minutes getting through their registration to find that their best contract resource was a link to the Nolo Press book. I already knew that one. :)
TechRepublic was much more useful. They had a template contract that I feel adapts quite well for use as a SysAdmin contract.
Since I would be a troll if I didn't contribute to a thread that I started, here is my current revision of a SysAdmin Contract [ghostwheel.com].
I would love to get some feedback on it.
Thanks!
-Chris
The prophesy has come true! (Score:2, Funny)
Ask Slashdot: What's This 'Search Engine' Thing I Keep Hearing So Much About? [slashdot.org]
And lo, it has come to pass.
Software Consulting Contracts (Score:2, Informative)
http://allbusiness.findlaw.com/type/operations/se
http://allbusiness.findlaw.com/industries/technol
I have used these contracts as a resource for understanding what terms are typical and find them to be a very useful starting point for building a contract with lawyers. You should always run your contracts by a lawyer before signing them.
I hope this helps.
OSI (Score:1)
online contract archive? (Score:2)
I've got sort of a business minor in addition to my normal electron herding (computer science and chemistry, weee!!). I can tell you the two most important things I learned were: hire a good lawyer and hire a good accountant. Becuase no matter how smart we are at tech stuff, that doesn't qualify us in those arenas and the potential penalties for error are grave.