John Hasler <jhas...@newsguy.com> wrote in news:873a3pvuqr....@thumper.dhh.gt.org:
> Evandro Menezes writes: >> No engineer or analyst or consultant worth its salt would suggest a >> banged up PC to perform any role in a project. > > Bill Unruh writes: >> Especially if he were getting a kickback on the purchase > > If I tell a client that he should install a used machine and it fails > he will blame me. If I tell him to buy a new one and it fails he will > blame the vendor (or more likely, if I recommend a used machine he > will buy a new one anyway and then never hire me again since he > "knows" that no one competent would ever recommend the use of a > "banged up pc" for anything serious). The fact that the used machine > would work fine is irrelevant. I am a professional engineer with 43 years of experience, 26 of them in independent consulting practice. I well understand the engineering concept of "fit for purpose." An older, less powerful machine may be entirely appropriate for a particular use (e.g., as an ntp server). Nor am I so unethical that I give higher priority to covering my ass than providing diligent advice and service to my clients. Overkill is bad engineering and bad ethics. Regards, _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
