The result of outsourcing can be greatly affected by having a good Onsite coordinator ( OSC). OSC should be a domain knowledge expert and have good communication skills. A good OSC helps in the following ways
a. bridge domain knowledge gaps
b. co-ordinate with the onshore engineers and get quick resolution for offshore queries.
c. bridge the cultural gap
d. bridge the time zone gap to some extent.

Insist on having a good OSC and it will go a long way in ensuring success.

What happens to main() ? What happens if one org copyrights main(), other copyrights printf() and third one gets fork() ??? What happens of Oracle invokes this on vnode-vfs architecture which was introduced by Sun and adopted world wide *nix systems ? Sun has given so much to the software world with open heart, mind that if Oracle starts copyrighting every bit, they might as well kill the industry

It is indeed a sad day for techies. C , his child will live forever.Very few people have had such a huge impact on the mankind. May his soul rest in peace.

are you living in 2010 or 1020 ? when was the last instance that an entire village was burnt ? do you have any facts or figures ?