Hmmmm.... We have a process in our product that can take between 3 to 20
hours, depending on the size of the data being analyzed.... We've joked that
my instructions should encourage users to go take a nap, or take the rest of
the day off, and come back tomorrow.

But joking is all we've done. :)

-Paul Pehrson
Midvale, UT


On 4/20/07, Gordon McLean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Is it considered humour to add a "go and make a cup of tea" note during an
> installation?
>
> A previous installation I worked on did a lot of database manipulation and
> could take anything between 3 to 5 minutes to complete. Hence the "start
> the
> installation and go and make a cup of tea" note.
>
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