Re: Nice remark MadClown!
Neelix
good point but what do you do about people who just save all the files and assets from your webserver? even disabling rightclicks and using htaccess to deny directory listing, determined individuals could still save your pages (and the html stuff is there in all its glory to be edited) -
presumably everybody saves their swf file as "protect from import" - even if you do this, if the site is finished and awaiting approval , the swf file is still cached and could be saved - i realise this may be sounding a bit paranoid -
many clients i have dealt with all give the proud impression of "I only just know how to switch the thing on mate" but there are people out there too who know every trick in the unix and NT book - i dont consider it being paranoid to build a site with some sort of consideration for security - after all you design a site considering the navigation and ease of use for "computer illiterates" so whay not take the other extreme into consideration too
i have just moved ISP becasue my previous ISP (paying service too at $40pm) did not have any cgi scripts allowed (not even basic known stuff such as matts formmail), so then i was forced to place "work in progress" on the clients webspace to test the formmail script to make sure it worked ok - also some ISPs will allow you to run ANY scripts whilst others will supply their own!
i pointed out in an earlier post to this thread, as long as your swf is import protected then just sprinkle a handful of discreet watermarks throughout the movie ,one in each scene should do nicely - make them discreet, (alpha to about 10% or less) so as they don't visually distract from the site whilst the client is viewing the work and trying to make critical judgements on it - it only needs to say something like;
WORK IN PROGRESS : COPYRIGHT "YOURNAME" 2001
and place it as a button with a geturl to your home page (if you were feeling particularly vicious and suspicious of your client you could make the geturl onmouseover instead of a onrelease- just like some banner ads!) -SEE MY FOOTER
A further point that might blow this plan out of the water - if anybody could follow up and throw some light on this point it may be very useful to us all.... I have read that there are apps out there in the underbelly of cyberspace that have been written by programmers, (not mainstream or widely advertised or available,) that can open up and import, protected swf's to enable them to be edited
any comments please!!
NB - to the guys at flashkit - how are you doing on a small area dedicated to the pros and cons of freelancing
Found my thread...I think I've posted this in others..
Ok, I've finally put together some thoughts on Freelance Contracts, methodology, and resources for you to use.
Hands down..the best resource for developers & designers is the following product:
http://www.proposalkit.com/proversion.htm
This is a ZDNET best pick.
It has Customizable worksheets, web forms and templates
you can easily tailor to your business, interview questionnaire, plus a sample cover sheet and cover letter
Nondisclosure forms, milestone checklists,
and sample storyboards, Site maintenance tips and hotlist of key resources, A sample mail merge data file
Detailed page layout, navigation tactics, and
web site templates in Visio and HTML formats
and the list goes on and on...
http://www.nolo.com for a great self-help law center where you can ask questions and look up relevant small business law (international too!) on contracts, work orders, contractor status, and a whole host of other topics.
http://graphicdesign.about.com/arts/graphicdesign/
http://webdesign.about.com/compute/webdesign/
Both of these are ABOUT.com guide sites, but have sections on running your own business in these fields. They are instructional, but sometimes outdated.
Hope this helps, since I feel like I promised some information and sort of flaked..
email the asshole from here
http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/flashing/
thats a link to a quick page i just threw together for us to drop him a line(s)
:)