On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 06:57:53PM +0100, Martin A. Brooks wrote:
> Dave Cross wrote:
> >>A flat fee of £500 is offered plus on-going support and maintenance at a
> >>rate to be agreed.
> >>
> >
> >You're saying that you think this is one (or, at a push, two) day's
> >work. Does that sound rig
David Cantrell wrote:
On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 09:39:51PM +0100, Greg McCarroll wrote:
And, in no way related to Martin, but related to software value,
http://notalwaysright.com/thickheaded-as-thieves/739
" We'd be delighted to send you a new registration code. For security
reasons we
On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 09:39:51PM +0100, Greg McCarroll wrote:
> And, in no way related to Martin, but related to software value,
> http://notalwaysright.com/thickheaded-as-thieves/739
" We'd be delighted to send you a new registration code. For security
reasons we need to post it. What
Leo Lapworth wrote:
Hi Martin,
Thank you for using Perl - and thank you for offering people the chance to
work on your project. I hope you are successful in finding someone.
You must be new here :)
I have spoken today with an LPMer who's interested in taking on the
work. His assessment of t
Chris Jack wrote:
Rumour is Ross Perot made his billions on change requests...
I love that clown act he does.
A
Greg McCarroll wrote:
> I personally reckon he'll get a taker, and I'm not sure either of them
> will be fully satisfied, but thats ok. And of course you can always
> suggest to Martin you'll do it for more as a counter offer.
> What's maybe more interesting is the value/cost people put on fixed
Hi Martin,
Thank you for using Perl - and thank you for offering people the chance to
work on your project. I hope you are successful in finding someone.
Leo
Simon Wilcox wrote:
Do you have a detailed spec and/or UI design completed or would this
be part of the work you want doing ?
I have a reasonable story-board for how I would want the panel to work,
it's not entirely complete. The UI design work will be done as
templates by the aforementione
Hi Martin,
Martin A. Brooks wrote:
We are looking for a Perl programmer to develop a customer-facing web
control panel for our antispam and antivirus mail filtering service.
Currently, all configuration is done via a combination of database
(postgres) and flat text files. We would like to ha
On 31 Aug 2008, at 22:25, Martin A. Brooks wrote:
Peter Corlett wrote:
I would also estimate it to take about a day or so. £500 would
therefore be a reasonable estimate at the typical market rate of
£300-400/day for a Perl contractor.
So why the "moon on a stick" comment?
Er, because you'r
On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 08:07:10PM +0100,
the following was promulgated by Peter Corlett:
> On 31 Aug 2008, at 18:53, Martin A. Brooks wrote:
> [...]
> >>Someone with a decent CRUD framework should be able to get something
> >>up and running in that time, surely?
> >Peter would seem to disagree th
Peter Corlett wrote:
I would also estimate it to take about a day or so. £500 would
therefore be a reasonable estimate at the typical market rate of
£300-400/day for a Perl contractor.
So why the "moon on a stick" comment?
However, you're after a fixed-price job, which costs more because the
On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 08:30:07PM +0100, Greg McCarroll wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 08:07:10PM +0100, Peter Corlett wrote:
> >
> > However, you're after a fixed-price job, which costs more because the
> > contractor is taking on the extra risk of the job going pear-shaped
> > for reasons
Dirk Koopman wrote:
I agree. This is something that people that want fixed prices never seem
to factor in.
The other thing they often forget is "fixed spec".
I've had clients who think that "fixed price" equates to an all-you-can-eat
buffet with an open bar.
A
On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 08:07:10PM +0100, Peter Corlett wrote:
>
> However, you're after a fixed-price job, which costs more because the
> contractor is taking on the extra risk of the job going pear-shaped
> for reasons outside their control. And IMO, £500 isn't enough to cover
> that risk.
Peter Corlett wrote:
On 31 Aug 2008, at 18:53, Martin A. Brooks wrote:
[...]
Someone with a decent CRUD framework should be able to get something
up and running in that time, surely?
Peter would seem to disagree there.
I would also estimate it to take about a day or so. £500 would therefore
On 31 Aug 2008, at 18:53, Martin A. Brooks wrote:
[...]
Someone with a decent CRUD framework should be able to get something
up and running in that time, surely?
Peter would seem to disagree there.
I would also estimate it to take about a day or so. £500 would
therefore be a reasonable esti
Dave Cross wrote:
A flat fee of £500 is offered plus on-going support and maintenance at a
rate to be agreed.
You're saying that you think this is one (or, at a push, two) day's
work. Does that sound right?
Yes.
--
Martin A. Brooks | http://www.antibodymx.net/ | Anti-spam& anti-
Dave Hodgkinson wrote:
So that's about 10 hours work then.
Yep, that was my rough estimate.
Someone with a decent CRUD framework should be able to get something
up and running in that time, surely?
Peter would seem to disagree there.
And does your monkey have a feces bucket?
I expect I
Martin A. Brooks wrote:
[ snip ]
> A flat fee of £500 is offered plus on-going support and maintenance at a
> rate to be agreed.
You're saying that you think this is one (or, at a push, two) day's
work. Does that sound right?
Dave...
On 31 Aug 2008, at 17:54, Martin A. Brooks wrote:
Hi
We are looking for a Perl programmer to develop a customer-facing
web control panel for our antispam and antivirus mail filtering
service. Currently, all configuration is done via a combination of
database (postgres) and flat text file
On 31 Aug 2008, at 18:22, Bob Walker wrote:
[...]
surely a metal pole would be more useful for spit roasting the pony.
I'm getting all the wrong mental images here.
On Sun, 31 Aug 2008, Peter Corlett wrote:
Do you want a pony on a stick with that?
surely a metal pole would be more useful for spit roasting the pony.
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Peter Corlett wrote:
On 31 Aug 2008, at 17:54, Martin A. Brooks wrote:
[...]
A flat fee of £500 is offered plus on-going support and maintenance
at a rate to be agreed.
Do you want a pony on a stick with that?
No, not needed. Thanks.
--
Martin A. Brooks | http://www.antibodymx.net/ | A
On 31 Aug 2008, at 17:54, Martin A. Brooks wrote:
[...]
A flat fee of £500 is offered plus on-going support and maintenance
at a rate to be agreed.
Do you want a pony on a stick with that?
Hi
We are looking for a Perl programmer to develop a customer-facing web
control panel for our antispam and antivirus mail filtering service.
Currently, all configuration is done via a combination of database
(postgres) and flat text files. We would like to have a secure,
intuitive and user-
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