1. - Should I charge to this particular Client the "learning hours"? 2. - Should I release the code to the customer who asks for it? 3. - Should I share with Piclist if I sale the final project? 1. - With "learning hours" I mean the subjects where I don't have any clue to figure out "HOW TO DO THIS". Resulting in a knowledge that I can use with profit in the future, with minimal effort. Why I have to charge those hours to this particular client? 2. - I understand that if you aren't neither "visible" nor "important" company and if you are a mere "mortal" person, the code dies when you die, and the customer won't have support any more. So the request is logical, and she or he deserves the code. BUT, with the code you are delivering the manner you resolve issues, you are teaching HOW TO DO things, how can you value that? 3. - This is the starting point for another ethic dilemma that I have about the Piclist, say the wonderful "free" help I received. How can I balance? Should I share my profits with the Piclist if I have success with any project? How can I measure in dollars which part of the code I recognize form the Piclist? If you don't have this kind of dilemma, disregard this mail. (You have a "callus" in the synderesis, and probably you don't deserves to be here, or anywhere!) It's a pity that I can't put this mail in PIC channel. Good weekend to all! :) Dennis Crawley Argentina -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.