Let's say a student creates an interface to allow mobile clients to look up train hours in an easy way. Let's say that the student informs the train company 2 years ago?
What would you a normal company do: Hire him and pay him to make it better. What does the Belgian NMBS do? Send a cease and desist!
Link below: (Dutch link) http://blog.tuinslak.org/2010/06/stopping-irail-be/
To the Belgian NMBS: A year ago I had to take the train (for 6 months) to my work. I've never been late that often and I couldn't keep evening appointments due to you abominable service. I wish there would have been a better online tool as on my mobile (not an iPhone) your website runs as smooth as a car with rectangular wheels and with an engine of an 20 year old lawn mower!
Just to be clear: I will do my utter best to avoid taking a train from now on. I rather sit in traffic for an hour more than support a company that has no respect for the people who pay them and takes legal steps against a student that provided a service that you couldn't.
