Ohjelmistofriikit Contract Generator
Web and SaaS
contract generator
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How HN took it
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
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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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 HNPretty useful actually!
dave994 on HNThat’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