So I'm guessing this is US based, is not getting paid and then going "ah well" a common thing there?
I'd just take them to court if an invoice followed by "fuck you, pay me" didn't work.
I didn't get paid, so I open-sourced my client’s project
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#62This thing wants the password for your bank account? WTF? That's way more than it needs. Enough info to authorize an ACH transfer, maybe. But the login password for your bank account? No way. That voids Bank of America's security guarantee.[1] If you provide info for an ACH transfer, and the other party abuses that info, it's reversible. If you provide login info and the other party abuses that info, it's not. [1] ht…
Yes, but this is increasingly common in online services. Reputable services like Wealthfront also work like this, requiring your bank login to work. The fact that Plaid has their entire business built around providing “bank logins as a service” speaks to that. I don’t like it either, but I’m not sure how you could get archaic banks and low-tech consumers to adopt something better.
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#64Hey guys its cool to see that you like my project. Unfortunately these types of things happen to independent contractors often and theres not a whole lot you can do about it but learn from mistakes. I used some awesome tech for the first time in this one like react-native-web which is now in Expo and react-spring for those sexy animations. Im happy for any of you guys to use this project as a boilerplate, learn some…
As a freelancer, always get a 50% upfront payment before starting a project.
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#65Earlier quoted context omitted.
The AGPLv3 considers network use to be distribution so the client would have to publish the source. They could still use it for free, but it would have to remain open source.
I thought it also prohibits commercial use, so the client would have to publish the source _and_ not sell access?
No Open-Source license forbids commercial use.
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#66Hey guys its cool to see that you like my project. Unfortunately these types of things happen to independent contractors often and theres not a whole lot you can do about it but learn from mistakes. I used some awesome tech for the first time in this one like react-native-web which is now in Expo and react-spring for those sexy animations. Im happy for any of you guys to use this project as a boilerplate, learn some…
How common as a ballpark percent? I’m asking because I’m trying to decide whether to try some contracting this year or not
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#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
You could - or could start without it. The code is really nothing special - relies on Plaid for processing payments and small dB to keep user profiles... it’s done well though, so could certainly build it up if this model is what you are looking for.
I'm trying to wrap my mind around what the author means by saying the value would come "from leveraging data to eventually create a rental marketplace where users can find the perfect apartment to move into."
Seems to be a payment platform, where landlords would register their rentals (apartment info, rent amount, etc) in order to charge renters. The platform owners would then take that data and use it to build a rental listing site (like Airbnb but for long-term rentals).
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#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
The AGPLv3 considers network use to be distribution so the client would have to publish the source. They could still use it for free, but it would have to remain open source.
I thought it also prohibits commercial use, so the client would have to publish the source _and_ not sell access?
It allows commercial use.
Here's more info: https://choosealicense.com/licenses/agpl-3.0/
Re: I didn't get paid, so I open-sourced my client’s project
#69Hey guys its cool to see that you like my project. Unfortunately these types of things happen to independent contractors often and theres not a whole lot you can do about it but learn from mistakes. I used some awesome tech for the first time in this one like react-native-web which is now in Expo and react-spring for those sexy animations. Im happy for any of you guys to use this project as a boilerplate, learn some…
You definitely picked a good tech stack! Code is ideal.
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#70Earlier quoted context omitted.
> whereas a license such as AGPLv3 would help ensure he'd actually get paid if this client decided it wanted to use it again. a) So would any competitor to the client. b) The client can use the AGPLv3 version gratis too, even if they modify it, as it will be on their own server anyway.
-> GPL
I suppose it should be
<- GPL