On Systems Administrators who are Programmers (was: Re: [SLUG] composite multiple images command in imagemagick)

2008-07-01 Thread Jamie Wilkinson
2008/6/17 Rick Welykochy [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Jamie Wilkinson wrote: 2008/6/12 Jeff Waugh [EMAIL PROTECTED]: quote who=Rick Welykochy I've always pondered where to draw the line between sys admin and programmer /analyst. Wherever you draw it, draw if very firmly. Sysadmins should not write

Re: On Systems Administrators who are Programmers (was: Re: [SLUG] composite multiple images command in imagemagick)

2008-07-01 Thread Lindsay Holmwood
2008/7/1 Jamie Wilkinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 2008/6/17 Rick Welykochy [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Leave programming in the large to analysts. I still have to disagree with you. snip (Despite the two weeks I've had to think of more examples, I can only think of one in the public eye. I do not

Re: [SLUG] composite multiple images command in imagemagick

2008-06-17 Thread Jamie Wilkinson
2008/6/12 Jeff Waugh [EMAIL PROTECTED]: quote who=Rick Welykochy I've always pondered where to draw the line between sys admin and programmer /analyst. Wherever you draw it, draw if very firmly. Sysadmins should not write code, Bollocks. coders should not administer systems. Heinous

Re: [SLUG] composite multiple images command in imagemagick

2008-06-17 Thread Rick Welykochy
Jamie Wilkinson wrote: 2008/6/12 Jeff Waugh [EMAIL PROTECTED]: quote who=Rick Welykochy I've always pondered where to draw the line between sys admin and programmer /analyst. Wherever you draw it, draw if very firmly. Sysadmins should not write code, Bollocks. I've yet to meet a

Re: [SLUG] composite multiple images command in imagemagick

2008-06-17 Thread Jeff Waugh
quote who=Rick Welykochy I've always pondered where to draw the line between sys admin and programmer /analyst. Wherever you draw it, draw if very firmly. Sysadmins should not write code, Bollocks. I've yet to meet a sysadmin who does not write code. But I classify it as scripting.

Re: [SLUG] composite multiple images command in imagemagick

2008-06-12 Thread Rick Welykochy
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What you are after is actually a programmer... who can write that sort of thing.. Ya think? I've always pondered where to draw the line between sys admin and programmer /analyst. Many sys admins I work with can whip up shell scripts and are whizzes at handling

Re: [SLUG] composite multiple images command in imagemagick

2008-06-12 Thread Jeff Waugh
quote who=Rick Welykochy I've always pondered where to draw the line between sys admin and programmer /analyst. Wherever you draw it, draw if very firmly. Sysadmins should not write code, coders should not administer systems. Heinous crimes are committed when the streams are crossed! Many

Re: [SLUG] composite multiple images command in imagemagick

2008-06-12 Thread david . lyon
Hi Rick, Quoting Rick Welykochy [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I've always pondered where to draw the line between sys admin and programmer /analyst. Well there's definitely a difference... but there are true sys-admins, true programmers and some who seem to be able to do both. Which raises the

Re: [SLUG] composite multiple images command in imagemagick

2008-06-12 Thread Daniel Pittman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Quoting Rick Welykochy [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I've always pondered where to draw the line between sys admin and programmer /analyst. Well there's definitely a difference... but there are true sys-admins, true programmers and some who seem to be able to do both. Like

Re: [SLUG] composite multiple images command in imagemagick

2008-06-12 Thread Rick Welykochy
Daniel Pittman wrote: That said, don't discount the risk that a programmer might wander in here as well. :) You're talking (?) to one. I enjoy the SLUG list since I have programmed some largish systems on Linux for the enterprise and when I'm at the coal face I need sys admin skills, as

[SLUG] composite multiple images command in imagemagick

2008-06-11 Thread elliott-brennan
Hi all, First, thanks to everyone who assisted with my previous exploits. It appears the reason I couldn't get the command to work was I had an earlier version of Imagemagick. Again, thanks to all, your assistance is very much appreciated - not least of all by the relatives who 'stare in

Re: [SLUG] composite multiple images command in imagemagick

2008-06-11 Thread Amos Shapira
2008/6/12 elliott-brennan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi all, First, thanks to everyone who assisted with my previous exploits. It appears the reason I couldn't get the command to work was I had an earlier version of Imagemagick. Again, thanks to all, your assistance is very much appreciated - not

Re: [SLUG] composite multiple images command in imagemagick

2008-06-11 Thread elliott-brennan
Hi Amos, And you are so right!! Thanks for that. My fault. I should have read the earlier posts. Much appreciated. Amos Shapira [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:47:59 +1000 2008/6/12 elliott-brennan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Now, I have another goal I'm seeking assistance with. snip

Re: [SLUG] composite multiple images command in imagemagick

2008-06-11 Thread david . lyon
Elliott, What you are after is actually a programmer... who can write that sort of thing.. Usually there are two ways - pay with beer or cheques or other sort of favours... :-) I can't see any way past it... you are in industrial-land... plenty of people out there who might want to