RE: Diverse Tools (was HTML editors)

[Kim Roper <kim -dot- roper -at- vitana -dot- com>]

Bruce Byfield said:
> 
> I consider using the tools the client requests to be one of the basic 
> rules of contracting.
> 
> Personally, I have a deep-seated loathing for MS Word, but, if that's 
> what the client wants me to use, I use it (funny, isn't it, how money 
> come overcome such dislikes?). I may try to avoid using Word, but I 
> never push this preference too far. Doing so would only risk 
> losing the 
> contract. And, more important than any single contract, if I 
> repeatedly 
> pushed the preference, I'd get a reputation for being 
> difficult and risk 
> losing other contracts.
> 
> In short, it's not just unprofessional to insist on your 
> preferences - 
> it could alsobe suicidal.
> 

In short, the client isn't buying you; he's just renting you for a little
while.  It's a nice place to visit (or not), but you don't have to live
there.

Cheers ... Kim
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