On Tue, 2002-11-12 at 17:35, Frank Smith wrote: > Then again, I may be underestimating > the number of PHB's in the world.
Trust me, you are. Almost every suit I know of would want "professional" support. (Software) Engineering is the lifeblood of this company, and I work for Engineering, so I'm pretty insulated. The minute IT support gets divorced from software development, which is likely to happen if we grow big, I will face this same sort of incredibly stupid issue. > Possibly one of the consultants that pop up occasionally on this list will > offer to take your money in exchange for posting to the list if you have any > problems. Indeed, but if he or she doesn't work for a large, reputable, well known firm it won't matter. If, OTOH, IBM supported amanda, it would suddenly be golden even if nothing else changed. IBM and other corporate support of Linux has had a lot to do with it's acceptance in the corporate world. Yeah, I know, it's stupid. As a former IT Director who decided management just wasn't for her any more, I know. I used to have to fight these battles. Regards, Caity back to being an overworked UNIX sysadmin
