On Wed, 17 Sep 2014 08:23:04 +0100
Eric wrote:
On 2014-09-16, d
wrote:
On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 19:39:24 +0100
Arthur Figgis wrote:
On 16/09/2014 12:37, d wrote:
On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 08:27:52 +0100
Roland Perry wrote:
Starts today, and featured on BBC TV local news.

I'd be interested to know how much all this cost when there are somewhat
more pressing issues to sort out on the tube.

"The roll-out has cost a total of ?66m, and TfL expects to more than
recover the ?11m cost of software development by licensing it to other
transport operators around the world." according to
http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/u...w/contactless-
payment-arrives-in-london.html

Yeah, right - because its their technology developed in house. Not. The most
technical thing TfL can manage without outside help is a bit of train and
track maintenance.

If companies didn't contract stuff out, where would you be? And if the
contract isn't clear about ownership of what you create they are crazy.

So TfL owns the right to the MiFare system, smart card readers and contactless
bank cards does it? Umm , no. So what is left - the gates and the backend
software? They're probably little use other than the overall design to any other
metro system. TfL pretending its going to license this is like McDonalds saying
their going to license burger flipping.

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