[Bits] (lame-o speaks)

[David Keenan]

I know this is random, but I haven't consulted in a while, and I need some 
advice on what people actually charge these days. The last time I did any 
consulting, shit was hitting the fan but the market was still a few miles 
higher up than where we are now so...I don't want to charge too much -- I 
don't know what 'too much' is, I just want to be fair...I see jobs in the 
paper paying half of what they did in 2001.. so.. Anyway In a nutshell, I 
might (undecided) consult in a court case in which I would need to compare 
boot loaders of some OS's in different configurartions. My role in all of 
it would be basically to do the grunt work of setting up/standardizing the 
various hw/sw configs for the expert witnesses (or whatever they're called) 
to observe, and work with them. (Actually I have to turn up 1998 era 
equipment to work with but thats another story - does anyone have two or 
more identical vintage PII boxes or suchlike rotting away somewhere they 
wanna sell or get rid of?) Its not at all brain surgery but I have a 
feeling it is going to be pretty time-consuming and forensic in 
detail/documentation. I'm figuring about 40-50 hours of work overall. The 
clients in question are not exactly cash-poor but I dont want to gouge 
anyone or seem like a freak... I've asked the other people I'd be working 
with but no one will give me any guidance, they all say "I have absolutely 
no idea..".. sigh. They just said charge whatever's reasonable, so what's 
reasonable these days? I have a pal who charges a $100/hr for consulting on 
way easier stuff than that even, but that sound kinda high.. or not?

David

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