Per , paraphrased:
OSS: We don't support .NET 4.0.
Company: We run a billion dollar line of business and have to run on .NET 4.0 because that decision is made above me.
OSS: Point me to a contribution you've made to any OSS in last month and I will patch.
OSS: We don't support .NET 4.0.
Company: We run a billion dollar line of business and have to run on .NET 4.0 because that decision is made above me.
OSS: Point me to a contribution you've made to any OSS in last month and I will patch.
Now while I can appreciate that, lawyers don't say "You've paid a lawyer in the last month? Cool, thanks for supporting the profession! Let me get right on that M&A document review for you."
Probably a healthier response would have been "Send me your economic buyer; we'll talk."
Probably a healthier response would have been "Send me your economic buyer; we'll talk."
"Economic buyer?"
The person at a company with authority to approve the purchase of your software license / consulting gig / etc you're going to pitch. Generally not the dev looking at Github in a billion dollar business.
The person at a company with authority to approve the purchase of your software license / consulting gig / etc you're going to pitch. Generally not the dev looking at Github in a billion dollar business.
"Why not talk to that dev?"
Nothing to talk about; you wouldn't propose marriage to someone through their cat.
Nothing to talk about; you wouldn't propose marriage to someone through their cat.
