paying for bug fixes (was Re: [ANN] Installer Maker Plugin 1.7.8)

[Pierre Sahores]

Clearly the way to make customers as confident as possible in how they can trust in their ISV !

Le 4 mai 2012 à 21:38, Tim Jones a écrit :

> On May 4, 2012, at 12:13 PM, Dar Scott wrote:
> 
>> What would you hope for, look for, in bug fixes when you buy a product?  In particular, if I put something into a storefront window and, in some fit of insanity, you bought one, what would you think is a reasonable bug-fix policy for your purchase?  Or your niece bought one?
> 
> If the product is advertised to offer a feature, and that feature is missing, incomplete, or doesn't work as expected, I would expect a bug fix.  This is an "update".
> 
> If the product is not advertised as having a feature, and you add it, I would expect it to be a new version.  This is an "upgrade"
> 
> For my products, I use a 3 place version identifier - major.minor.bug
> 
> If I release a new project - it's 1.0.0
> If I fix a bug or two - it's 1.0.1
> If I add a simple feature or improve an existing feature - it's 1.1.0
> If I add a new set of major features - it's 2.0.0
> 
> My customers "always" get bug fixes and minor updates as "updates"
> They only get "upgrades" for free if they have a support and maintenance plan otherwise they pay a 50% upgrade fee for the new version.
> 
> This has worked for over 22 years and our customer base is very happy in how we treat them.
> 
> Tim
> 
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