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08/05/10 21:46
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 		 #177743 - Budget Insanity
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Oliver Sedlacek said:
This seems to be a complete stumbling block as the IT bods didn't want to let us use one of their servers,

That's probably becuase the cost would come out of one budget (IT), while the benefit is in another (Engineering).

The accounting system is broken!

There's a Dilbert cartoon about this...

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TopicAuthorDate
time and money            01/01/70 00:00      
   My take.            01/01/70 00:00      
      Not obvious that an ICE is faster to use than print            01/01/70 00:00      
         I recall a comment            01/01/70 00:00      
            Good to look at available hw early on in project            01/01/70 00:00      
               I'd love to dump the values from the ADC channels ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Always a question of making most use of what you got            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Where there's a will ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     ... there's a way.            01/01/70 00:00      
   investing in good tools            01/01/70 00:00      
      Cost benefit insanity            01/01/70 00:00      
         "We will save money ...            01/01/70 00:00      
         costs, one-time and repeated            01/01/70 00:00      
            VMware may be an alternative            01/01/70 00:00      
            subversion server            01/01/70 00:00      
               time is money            01/01/70 00:00      
                  A price estimate            01/01/70 00:00      
                     svn cost            01/01/70 00:00      
                        I most often _am_ the IT support            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Then that's the major difference            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Don't you think I try to avoid it too?            01/01/70 00:00      
                        re: svn cost estimate            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Cost for single user            01/01/70 00:00      
                              RE: I'd hope to do it in less than one hour.            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 True, back to time and money though            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Investment            01/01/70 00:00      
                  revision control when money is scarce and volume is small            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Far too infrequent!            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Directory copies not really fun for version control            01/01/70 00:00      
                        no, I agree            01/01/70 00:00      
                           VCS on your own            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Ditto that            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Further...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     So inadequate            01/01/70 00:00      
                        that's no difference            01/01/70 00:00      
                  svn benefits            01/01/70 00:00      
                     why?            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Working files, released files, change logs            01/01/70 00:00      
                           a comment on 'revision control' and such            01/01/70 00:00      
                              If a new version does not work find out why            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 the basic premise of my post was ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Thats a good point, but            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Let a pro have good tools - don't worry about fools            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Revert safety net            01/01/70 00:00      
         Budget Insanity            01/01/70 00:00      
            Dilbert            01/01/70 00:00      
   Right Tools            01/01/70 00:00      
      Well, I'm with you there ...            01/01/70 00:00      
      Design            01/01/70 00:00      
   For "professionals" this is good advice, but...            01/01/70 00:00      
      This is exactly what I've been harping on ...            01/01/70 00:00      
         Not "forcing"            01/01/70 00:00      
      You missed Erik's point            01/01/70 00:00      
      you are wrong            01/01/70 00:00      
         professional/critical            01/01/70 00:00      
   Seasoned Professional versus green            01/01/70 00:00      
   Is it either Or?            01/01/70 00:00      
   an addendum            01/01/70 00:00      
   Too simplistic!            01/01/70 00:00      

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