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10-21-2010

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Update:

Unfortunately, potential developer did not live up to expectations.

During discussions, potential developer said he was aware of a CNN app for vBulletin and when I asked to see the link, he promised the next day. Never received it (just a bunch of links to other projects).

My experience with these eLance developers is mostly the same, disappointing story:

They cannot provide a proper proposal or bid to a project.
They send many unverifiable references and claims as to expertise.
They promise the "sun, moon and stars" but cannot even deliver a few simple grains of sand.

This developer agreed to ask questions in this thread; and then after I created this thread, he kept sending emails and private messages. As you can see, they never posted here after I took the time to create the thread (and send him the link to the thread).

When will these "freelancers" learn how to simply deliver on what they agree to, even on the small details?

When will they realize that if they cannot even keep their word on some small claim or thing they agree to, we will never award a project to them?

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MOBILE-ATLAS-CREAT(1)					  mobile-atlas-creator User Manu				     MOBILE-ATLAS-CREAT(1)

NAME

       mobile-atlas-creator - program to create atlas archive for mobile devices

SYNOPSIS

       mobile-atlas-creator

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents briefly the mobile-atlas-creator command.

       This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

       mobile-atlas-creator (formerly known as TrekBuddy Atlas Creator) is an open source (GPL) program which creates offline atlases for GPS
       handhelds and cell phone applications like TrekBuddy, AndNav and other Android and WindowsCE based applications. For the full list of
       supported applications please see the features section. Additionally individual maps can be exported as one large PNG image with
       calibration MAP file for OziExplorer. As source for an offline atlas Mobile Atlas Creator can use a large number of different online maps
       such as OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Microsoft/Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps and many more online map providers.

OPTIONS

       The program does not have any options.

AUTHOR

       Ying-Chun Liu <paulliu@debian.org>
	   Wrote this manpage for the Debian system.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2010 Ying-Chun Liu (PaulLiu)

       This manual page was written for the Debian system (and may be used by others).

       Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or (at
       your option) any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

       On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.

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