Freelancers Forum Messages on Friday June 14th 2002
PHP Problem
date posted 14th June 2002 20:25
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Ok this is a real simple proble...
layers (again)
date posted 14th June 2002 19:13
Sorry guys - one more question about layers on this site. The show/hide
layers only has option for mouseover, so it stays when you mouse out. I
got round it temporarily by hiding layer when mouse ov...
RE: FN-FORUM OT: Sales
date posted 14th June 2002 18:32
Devils Advocate is very good and I have played it many times, it is a
necessary role. I don't think solicitors do get any better with practice
;-)
My thoughts are that the person who is seeking the...
Re: FN-FORUM OT: Sales
date posted 14th June 2002 18:23
We would certainly be interested in getting involved in some sort of
collective group like this - strangely enough I attended a meeting at our
local business link on Wednesday where ourselves and a gr...
Re: FN-FORUM OT: Sales
date posted 14th June 2002 18:02
> Thanks Paul & Mark, good points. Only one problem...I didn't quite get
the
> football analogy due to the fact I detest the game (Rugger fan)...
>
I went to a rugger school, taught by an ex-England...
RE: FN-FORUM OT: Sales
date posted 14th June 2002 17:35
Thanks Paul & Mark, good points. Only one problem...I didn't quite get the
football analogy due to the fact I detest the game (Rugger fan)...
The overlapping is inevitable, for example, I can develo...
RE: FN-FORUM OT: Sales
date posted 14th June 2002 17:17
Hi Darren,
I for one could live with that! Some of the stuff you mention I do anyway
and in my opinion if you are biding for a job the work is done in the name
of the guy who got the job generally I f...
Re: FN-FORUM OT: Sales
date posted 14th June 2002 17:13
A well put argument and agreed on nearly all points, except:
> I would agree that the group has to be relatively flexible, but for a
group
> to contain several people with the same skill set would de...
Re: FN-FORUM OT: Sales
date posted 14th June 2002 17:10
Darren,
I would certainly subscribe to this as I think it's probably the start
of a freestyle company !
John
Darren Spink wrote:
>I would agree that the group has to be relatively flexible, but f...
FN-FORUM CGI
date posted 14th June 2002 17:01
OK guys I got a small problem here! I have a lil site where my mates and I
keep in contact with each other via a forum! The only thing is now I'm
looking to upgrade it and need CGI access! Does anyone...
RE: FN-FORUM OT: Sales
date posted 14th June 2002 16:49
I would agree that the group has to be relatively flexible, but for a group
to contain several people with the same skill set would defeat one of its
potential strengths. The collective should bid fo...
Re: FN-FORUM Whatever happened to satellite broadband...?
date posted 14th June 2002 16:28
> It seems that Nildram have pulled their involvement with the BT satellite
> broadband trial, for reasons (unspecified) beyond their control. And the
BT
> site now seems to have no trace of informati...
OT Murphys
date posted 14th June 2002 16:28
> Murphys - you've got me yearning now, it's coming up to that time of the
> day/week. A bevvie and a good whinge about those evil clients always makes
> you feel better.
>
Justin, I'm sure drink will...
Re: FN-FORUM OT: Sales
date posted 14th June 2002 16:08
> I had considered that the group would be dynamic ie: group of freelancers
> A,B ,C this project, next project freelancers, T, B, W. Once the team was
> assembled the work would be presented and quot...
Re: FN-FORUM OT: Update from SETI@home
date posted 14th June 2002 15:53
Utilising the same principal as the SETI project,
that is donation of CPU time.
United Devices have a program running to help
find a cure for cancer.
I set up a team with my results from the last eig...
Re: FN-FORUM hosting
date posted 14th June 2002 15:45
> I'm thinking about getting some reseller hosting from
> www.openhosting.co.uk so I can host some of my clients sites. Anyone
> used them before?
>
VFM cannot be faulted, and uptime seems fairly good...
Re: FN-FORUM Intellectual Property Rights on websites ETC ETC
date posted 14th June 2002 15:43
Murphys - you've got me yearning now, it's coming up to that time of the
day/week. A bevvie and a good whinge about those evil clients always makes
you feel better.
Get out of the office you crazy ki...
Re: FN-FORUM OT: Sales
date posted 14th June 2002 15:37
> Congratulations Shaf, you have run into one of the obstacles that we found
> too. It is a difficult situation regarding work and how it is distributed
> and also what happens regarding follow on wo...
Re: FN-FORUM Intellectual Property Rights on websites ETC ETC
date posted 14th June 2002 15:11
> maintain your standards, get your small print tightened up and ease your
> bitternes by starting a herb garden and paying more attention to your
feet.
>
I've got a broken toe, and tending to my feet...
strange ftp behaviour
date posted 14th June 2002 15:01
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I've rec...
RE: FN-FORUM Intellectual Property Rights on websites
date posted 14th June 2002 14:59
no, they are about a non-profit org dedicated the world music. therefore
they are not an advert at all
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Re: FN-FORUM Intellectual Property Rights on websites ETC ETC
date posted 14th June 2002 14:45
You have a valid point, and clients such as those mentioned can really cut
you up. I have been through the same shit on many an occasion, client goes
elsewhere to save pennies, site is bastardised and...
RE: FN-FORUM Intellectual Property Rights on websites
date posted 14th June 2002 14:42
Are these corporate web sites? If so, surely they are basically an advert,
not a "literary work". I don't remember seeing many commercial print advert
designers credited in their ads.
David Nye
http:...
OT: Update from SETI@home
date posted 14th June 2002 14:30
(short extract only, for the sake of the digest)
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[EMAIL REMOVED] continues to use the computing power
of the Internet to search for life outside Earth.
Thanks for being part of this history-mak...
RE: FN-FORUM Intellectual Property Rights on websites ETC ETC
date posted 14th June 2002 14:24
hey Adam,
you might be interested on what the law actually says in case you want to
use it
"What are moral rights?
Moral rights are granted to the authors of literary, dramatic, musical and
artis...
Re: FN-FORUM Intellectual Property Rights on websites
date posted 14th June 2002 14:21
Hi,
Several thoughts:
1. Is the content the copyrighted property of the client (or is the
ownership specified in any 'About this site' info), or did you create
the content as well?
2. Did you copy...
RE: FN-FORUM meta tags keyword generator
date posted 14th June 2002 14:12
Now I only realise that it was turned off. Apologies to all.
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FN-FORUM Intellectual Property Rights on websites ETC ETC
date posted 14th June 2002 14:00
Does anyone out there know any good LAWYERS in this field? clients can
sometimes really take the p**s, my advice to D is to hound these people and
don't give up until you receive the credit that you h...
Re: FN-FORUM Intellectual Property Rights on websites
date posted 14th June 2002 13:29
hmmm, not a nice note on which to finish a major piece of work (you should
be drinking champagne with the client!). sorry to hear they've taken
advantage of your goodwill.
suggest a compromise - your...
Re: FN-FORUM recommendations for litho printers?
date posted 14th June 2002 13:27
Thanks to everyone for their litho printing recommendations.
Regards,
Richard Wilding...
Re: FN-FORUM OT: Sales
date posted 14th June 2002 13:22
Darren Spink [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Comments please....
Totally agree with you.
Rick
Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com
POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk
TEL : +44 (01270) 501101...
Re: FN-FORUM meta tags keyword generator
date posted 14th June 2002 13:22
Why not enable spell checking of all outgoing messages?
Kathy
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Re: FN-FORUM Intellectual Property Rights on websites
date posted 14th June 2002 13:19
What do you terms of business say? Under EU law, the author of a "work" owns
all intellectual property rights -- unless these are assigned/sold/whatever
to someone else. So if your "contract"--can be...
RE: FN-FORUM Intellectual Property Rights on websites
date posted 14th June 2002 13:14
We quite often get asked not to include a link back to ourselves and
have never had a problem with it. Instead we include the client in our
online portfolio with a link back to their site and insert a...
Re: FN-FORUM Intellectual Property Rights on websites
date posted 14th June 2002 13:09
Daniel Polanco wrote:
> hello everybody,
> I have just finished a hell of a project for an organisation, a monster
> website all on my own and now that it is published the company refuses to
> give me...
hosting
date posted 14th June 2002 13:02
Hi,
I'm thinking about getting some reseller hosting from
www.openhosting.co.uk so I can host some of my clients sites. Anyone
used them before?
The other thing is do I just point my clients at th...
RE: FN-FORUM Intellectual Property Rights on websites
date posted 14th June 2002 13:02
hi Chris,
thanks for your answer. I charged for the job 4 times less than I would
have, and it was agreed that the extra publicity would somehow balance this.
hence my anger. I agree it is very diffi...
RE: FN-FORUM meta tags keyword generator
date posted 14th June 2002 12:52
Mark,
I've got a simple keyword generator I rattled up on my site at...
http://www.webcreationz.co.uk/auto-keyword-generator.php
It's not rocket science analysis and not perfect by a long chalk but...
Re: FN-FORUM mysql + freebsd
date posted 14th June 2002 12:43
On Fri, 14 Jun 2002, Rob Garbutt wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> how do you install mysql on freebsd?
>
> tia!
>
> Robin Garbutt
> Portfolio Art & Design Ltd
> Tel - +44 (0) 1204 383822
> Fax - +44 (0) 1204 38...
RE: FN-FORUM meta tags keyword generator
date posted 14th June 2002 12:43
Sorry about the 2 postings and spelling mistakes. Fine time for outlook to
decide what I wanted to do today.
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Re: FN-FORUM CMS Question
date posted 14th June 2002 12:43
Hershel Robinson [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> My question is what do people think of my writing a simple CGI Perl script
> (and an Access database) to handle producing (in real time) category,
> sub-categ...
Re: FN-FORUM Intellectual Property Rights on websites
date posted 14th June 2002 12:42
i'd be extremely surprised if you could use the law to demand a link like
this. if you have no written agreement regarding a "design by..." link i
think your only option is going to be persuasion.
ar...
RE: FN-FORUM Intellectual Property Rights on websites
date posted 14th June 2002 12:39
I wouldn't worry about it.
Instead build a showcase page on your own site with a link and screenshots
and SEO for your own services. If both sites are any good this will give you
far better publicity...
FN-FORUM Intellectual Property Rights on websites
date posted 14th June 2002 12:38
Hi Daniel
A verbal agreement can be enforceable in law. If it was quite clear at
the outset that you would forfeit fees in exchange for the publicity
generated, then they should honour their side of...
Re: FN-FORUM meta tags keyword generator
date posted 14th June 2002 12:23
> Surfing around I saw this program
> http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=954426891
> Its supposed to analise the contents of your webpages
>
Analise?!? I think there's enough sh*te websites...
Re: FN-FORUM Intellectual Property Rights on websites
date posted 14th June 2002 12:20
> I have just finished a hell of a project for an organisation, a monster
> website all on my own and now that it is published the company refuses to
> give me any credit for it on it.
hhhmmmm........
RE: FN-FORUM Intellectual Property Rights on websites
date posted 14th June 2002 12:18
I'm not in favour of designers putting a 'credit' - read ad - on a clients
web page. personally I think it unprofessional - it is the clients space -
they are paying for it. What I do is to put my d...
Re: FN-FORUM Intellectual Property Rights on websites
date posted 14th June 2002 12:16
Get your name in the meta tags as author for a start. You can also put in
your name/company in the description, and I have seen people put in a
commented out with contact info etc. The
organisation w...
Re: FN-FORUM recommendations for litho printers?
date posted 14th June 2002 12:13
message me off list, i can do 4 colour work at really good rates. and
naturally 1 col etc.
business cards, stationery, printing materials. etc.
most of my clients are textile based and designers so...
meta tags keyword generator
date posted 14th June 2002 12:04
Surfing around I saw this program
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=954426891
Its supposed to analise the contents of your webpages and then generate
keywords for them. Has anyone else go...
Keyword Generator
date posted 14th June 2002 12:03
Saw this program that seems to analise your web pages and then suggest
keywords for your pages.
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Intellectual Property Rights on websites
date posted 14th June 2002 12:00
hello everybody,
I have just finished a hell of a project for an organisation, a monster
website all on my own and now that it is published the company refuses to
give me any credit for it on it. I ha...
RE: FN-FORUM recommendations for litho printers?
date posted 14th June 2002 11:39
I have a friend who is a print broker, can give advice and will get a good
price for any print requirements. His name is Tony Baverstock
Mob: 07977 429051
Email [EMAIL REMOVED]
All the best
Ian Tur...
ftp_voyager
date posted 14th June 2002 11:35
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does an...
Re: FN-FORUM mysql + freebsd
date posted 14th June 2002 11:18
Quoting Rob Garbutt [EMAIL REMOVED]
> is there any way of being able to ssh into the server with root privilages?
It really isn't a good idea to give root access directly to external
connections --...
FN-FORUM recommendations for litho printers?
date posted 14th June 2002 11:15
Hi Richard
I've used printbynet - http://www.printbynet.com - and they seem to be
pretty competent. You can talk to Stuart Hillcock on +44 (01732) 370170
or by e-mail on [EMAIL REMOVED] . He's very...
Re: FN-FORUM freebsd and network problem
date posted 14th June 2002 11:13
curl is also v. good, and replaces wget on some configurations...
Re: FN-FORUM freebsd + ssh
date posted 14th June 2002 11:12
check out openssh.org
and follow the instruction, again a combination of
./configure
make
make install,
you might want to check out openssl. as well
www.openssl.org...
Re: FN-FORUM ftpd in freebsd
date posted 14th June 2002 10:54
Rob Garbutt [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> how do you check that it's running?
If you have pidof installed try:
pidof ftpd
otherwise, it's back to old tricks with:
ps aux | grep ftpd
You probably shou...
RE: FN-FORUM OT: Sales
date posted 14th June 2002 10:54
Congratulations Shaf, you have run into one of the obstacles that we found
too. It is a difficult situation regarding work and how it is distributed
and also what happens regarding follow on work.
T...
Re: FN-FORUM mysql + freebsd
date posted 14th June 2002 10:53
is there any way of being able to ssh into the server with root privilages?
Robin Garbutt
Portfolio Art & Design Ltd
Tel - +44 (0) 1204 383822
Fax - +44 (0) 1204 383866
Mob - +44 (0) 7811 185490
e-m...
Re: FN-FORUM freebsd and network problem
date posted 14th June 2002 10:53
Rob Garbutt [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> 1) from a network server?
If you mean a Network File System (NFS) server, then the mount command
(possibly mount_nfs man page, I forget) is the one you need.
wge...
Looking for a font
date posted 14th June 2002 10:50
Does anybody have a copy of Gadget as a ttf?
cheers,
Garry w
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CMS Question
date posted 14th June 2002 10:34
Hi. After a hiatus, I have joined this lovely list again.
My first post is a question:
I am building a site now with an Articles section. This Articles section
will contain the approx 1000 article...
RE: FN-FORUM Scrolling ASP
date posted 14th June 2002 10:26
Ian,
Hadn't realised that, good job I'm not a web designer then :).
But seriously for some reason I only got the bit about wanting to scroll
text and again my suggestion will work with a JavaScript a...
freebsd + ssh
date posted 14th June 2002 10:11
guess who's setting up a unix server for the first time? ;-)
right last one, I hope...
how do you setup/get running ssh on freebsd?
tia!
Robin Garbutt
Portfolio Art & Design Ltd
Tel - +44 (0) 120...
Re: FN-FORUM mysql + freebsd
date posted 14th June 2002 10:09
download the tarball, the tar.gz file
check mysql.com there are instructions there, you haev to do it via
the command line
but it is a simple set of commands, like
./configure
make
make install
c...
RE: FN-FORUM Scrolling ASP
date posted 14th June 2002 09:59
the marquee tag is not cross browser compatable.
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RE: FN-FORUM domain registrations
date posted 14th June 2002 09:52
> Has anyone used easynic for domain registration/management?
No, I generally use register.com. They have a DNS hosting facility which is
very useful, allowing me to change ISPs without the pain of h...
Re: FN-FORUM recommendations for litho printers?
date posted 14th June 2002 09:52
I used to work (as a small offset machine manager) for Edward Dudfield in
Ilford. We were good. But it was a while ago. They used to do work for loads
of big names.
Kathy
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mysql + freebsd
date posted 14th June 2002 09:35
Hi all,
how do you install mysql on freebsd?
tia!
Robin Garbutt
Portfolio Art & Design Ltd
Tel - +44 (0) 1204 383822
Fax - +44 (0) 1204 383866
Mob - +44 (0) 7811 185490
e-mail - [EMAIL REMOVED]
F...
RE: FN-FORUM domain registrations
date posted 14th June 2002 09:18
Has anyone used easynic for domain registration/management?...
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