> On 08/22/2012 04:22 PM, Jon Heese wrote: >>> Can you talk them into buying a couple of SSDs? > >> That won't work, and here's why: >> >> 1. No (zero, zilch, nada) budget for this project. > > Ah, yes: time I spend on this at my not so low hourly wage is cheaper > than any budget for the project. I see you work here too.
I work for a contractor hired by a local county government (as you can see from my email signature). My time is not billed back to the county (at least not in a 1-to-1 fashion), but any physical purchases are. So time spent is "free" (from the county's perspective), but hardware is not. Jon Heese Systems Administrator Weld County Computer Services ACS Government Systems, Inc., A Xerox Company tel: 970-304-6570 x2552 jhe...@co.weld.co.us Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. _______________________________________________ Linux-HA mailing list Linux-HA@lists.linux-ha.org http://lists.linux-ha.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-ha See also: http://linux-ha.org/ReportingProblems