RE: [PHP] Pricing for PHP programming???

Ah, I see. Thanks for clarifying. I only asked because the HTML lists @ the HTML Writers Guild strictly prohibit this sort of discussion, their reason always having been that they are concerned about 'price fixing' laws. It always seemed a little overkill to me. Thanks, -Brian ************* > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Stump [mailto:jstump@zebulon.miester.org] > Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 9:52 AM > To: Brian V Bonini > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] Pricing for PHP programming??? > > > You are taking this WAY to seriously. What you are talking about > is the Sherman > Act that developed our current antitrust laws. Specifically you > are talking > about "price fixing", which is illegal in the US. If EVERY PHP > coder in the US > got together at a trade show and said "We will all demand $150.00 > an hour no > matter what" then THAT would be illegal. Me mentioning to you how > much I charge > is totally legal. > > This mainly applies to big businesses and large manufacturers - > OPEC for example > would be TOTALLY illegal in the US. > > --Joe > > On Thu, Feb 01, 2001 at 08:49:00AM -0500, Brian V Bonini wrote: > > Isn't it illegal in the US to discuss > > rates in this manner? > > > > It's always been my understanding that > > The U.S. law specifically makes discussion > > of pricing between competitors (all or some) > > a federal offense. > > > > Am I taking this too literally? > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------- > Joe Stump, PHP Hacker, joestump98@yahoo.com > -o) > http://www.miester.org http://www.care2.com > /\\ > "It's not enough to succeed. Everyone else must fail" -- Larry > Ellison _\_V > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------- > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >