On Mon, Nov 10, 2003 at 11:11:04PM -0500, Vikki Roemer wrote: > > Paying the occasional "sysadmin bill" might well come out to less than > > what these people spend on the software itself now.
People cost a ton -- $100g + 30% for benefits. I use round numbers: in my 9 years since college, the "average joe" has gone from expecting roughly $45K, then to $60K, now kids out of school expect $75K. I know it sucks, but you really can make a case for replacing people with dumb software -- people are amazingly expensive to maintain :-) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]