Ohjelmistofriikit Contract Generator

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How HN took it

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5 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 2 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score +0.15.

Idea: 3 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Useful and well done, free and open source

    From 3 comments
    • Very well done. Since this is open source, it can be customized further to make it country specific with contributions.
      srameshc on HN
    • Pretty useful actually!
      dave994 on HN
    • That’s a useful thing.
      Oleh_h on HN
  • Clever clause-level choices instead of two fixed versions

    From 1 comment
    • > helpful to have two versions of each contract, a consultant-favored and consultee-favored Or, even better, instead of having only two versions of a contract, we can offer this…
      baobabKoodaa on HN

Objections

  • Only works for Finnish jurisdiction

    From 1 comment
    • This is designed only for Finland. The jurisdiction popup lists only Finnish options. It should probably be clearer that this is only useful for Finns.
      sneak on HN
  • Generated contracts hard to identify by version

    From 1 comment
    • I looked at the sample: > This contract was created using ohjelmistofriikit.fi contract template. Very good. Consider having some kind of version information, such as a date…
      gwbas1c on HN

Requests

  • Show number of steps and explain boxes

    From 1 comment
    • Would love these points fulfilled: 1) See how many steps there is in total. 2) Some "info" about the boxes - for example, what does "reference rights" mean? 3) Downloadable…
      tommica on HN
  • Add a custom-input option to dispute resolution

    From 1 comment
    • Would love these points fulfilled: 1) See how many steps there is in total. 2) Some "info" about the boxes - for example, what does "reference rights" mean? 3) Downloadable…
      tommica on HN
  • Support fixed hours until a completion date

    From 1 comment
    • It’s missing another option. Contract for a date, for a set amount of hours, until a completion date. There’s an hours version but it’s based on weekly hours, not total hours.…
      reactordev on HN

Questions

  • Is there a plan to open-source it

    From 1 comment
    • That's very helpful! Do you have any plans to open-source this?
      vedmaka on HN
  • What does reference rights mean

    From 1 comment
    • Would love these points fulfilled: 1) See how many steps there is in total. 2) Some "info" about the boxes - for example, what does "reference rights" mean? 3) Downloadable…
      tommica on HN

Alternatives named

  • IT 2022 template for Finnish IT contracts

    From 1 comment
    • "IT 2022" [1] the mentioned "gold standard". The benefit is that these are in general well known in the market, so they might not require that much review from the lawyers. These…
      jpalomaki on HN
  • Bitkom German contract templates

    From 1 comment
    • Bitkom, the leading German digital industry association, offers general terms and conditions templates (https://bitkom-consult.de/muster-agb) and a guide for service contracts:…
      mitjam on HN
  • Commercial UK contract templates

    From 1 comment
    • I’m gonna do it I’m afraid and plug my own UK based one (it is paid though): https://davzie.com/products/contracts
      davzie on HN

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