From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1SYkxU-0004ED-5q for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 27 May 2012 21:25:04 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 24C76E0712; Sun, 27 May 2012 21:24:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-wg0-f41.google.com (mail-wg0-f41.google.com [74.125.82.41]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 61F01E0698 for ; Sun, 27 May 2012 21:22:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wgbds1 with SMTP id ds1so1014502wgb.4 for ; Sun, 27 May 2012 14:22:03 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references:organization :x-mailer:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=X6XrCRKLIzj59uq36YG+uNsi9NZRTtCYvvcrOY/8sy8=; b=Wm+QCnYznKwdDb00dq+X7e5d/OPQuFLb4ebb78AEleH/6DGSUiCgiRlUJLy6LuH3Ah WpXkpra/GU92vFlYQfqgHD9sBLU2CcHw6C81I59FhWoVGPZsairOxzM027HXyNzAvfhz cvHOyILJjiguvPnBnY0+VCJ8jjDZS1ltjXUdf8EquOmn7nTWjIQGnN7+a2dPObjjMcmi 2wYU0BAPaRMbEi1G4/rXj98q/CZxI3ShmjJynSEAOMlNm6SWF4m8aD8n/P/Pz4GvKTop KE8t6F5YvnjqBKQaDNP68iPybi8MfH+ODKLwDVCH9YSYE5+iIHhgVdF7gkWVyo2QTys1 X3tg== Received: by 10.216.198.14 with SMTP id u14mr3107380wen.12.1338153723601; Sun, 27 May 2012 14:22:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from khamul.example.com ([196.215.209.80]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id d10sm25578163wiy.3.2012.05.27.14.22.00 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 27 May 2012 14:22:02 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 27 May 2012 23:18:41 +0200 From: Alan McKinnon To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} hire a programmer or company? Message-ID: <20120527231841.0377cde5@khamul.example.com> In-Reply-To: References: <4FC1EAFD.6010504@binarywings.net> <1358399.ONG4f8hFeE@energy> Organization: Internet Solutions X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.8.0 (GTK+ 2.24.10; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: 2b7e63a3-93d0-49e1-9d43-3f11f46aec16 X-Archives-Hash: 44ceb86dc65d01d65f0d474819ee8b12 On Sun, 27 May 2012 09:53:22 -0700 Grant wrote: > >> I'll be getting my feet wet with this shortly. =A0Any other tips > >> regarding the management of one or more programmers working on > >> various small web projects? =A0Maybe workflow or any key procedures > >> a newbie manager should follow? > > > > seriously? asking those questions? Get a company. Make it their > > problem to worry about managing the bearded ones. >=20 > Too flailing? How about this: >=20 > 2x 8-hour days per week, or 5x 3-hour days? >=20 > Specific days and a specific time of day? >=20 > Should I bother with a contract for a dev working in a different > country than mine? I hope to hire someone for ongoing work on various > small projects, so the project itself wouldn't belong in the contract. > Maybe an NDA or something, but would that make sense with each of us > in a different country? Those questions are very revealing. If you truly need to ask them, then your path has already been established: You need an existing development house with a reputation to uphold, located in the same city as you. NDAs and contracts in a different country are for all practical intents and purposes unenforceable. --=20 Alan McKinnnon alan.mckinnon@gmail.com