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mary
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Paying for Work on Next Grex
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Dec 11 17:22 UTC 2003 |
Is it time we contracted and paid for technical work Grex needs done? I
know, radical stuff. We've not gone there before, ever, that I know of.
We've always been quite proud of the fact we existed and thrived on the
gift of volunteer time. But that's not working so well for us at the
moment. Maybe it's time to carefully choose where we need some work done,
find out what it would cost us, see if anyone qualified wants the job, and
move on.
Could we get three hours of work for $250? What could be accomplished
with that time? Can we afford it? Can we afford not to?
This idea is not in any way intended to slight our volunteer staff. Far
from it. They have priorities and, rightfully so, Next Grex isn't up
there with paying the bills and spending time with growing children.
But maybe it's both practical and fair to invest some money into moving
this project forward.
Whatcha think?
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jp2
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Dec 11 18:26 UTC 2003 |
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tod
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Dec 11 20:29 UTC 2003 |
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slynne
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Dec 11 21:34 UTC 2003 |
Why would this mean being cornered with a vendor/contractor. Isnt
setting up a system more work than maintaining it?
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remmers
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Dec 11 21:42 UTC 2003 |
#1 isn't really fair. Dan had some ideas about how the transition
should be organized, but he'd already outlined those ideas, they
mostly involved other people doing the work, and Dan wouldn't have
been available for a period of time in the near future anyway.
I'll have to think about #0 a bit, but my first thought is that
three hours wouldn't be enough to get much done and Grex couldn't
afford what it would cost to get the whole job done at market rates.
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willcome
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Dec 11 21:47 UTC 2003 |
Haha! Remmers's trying to defend his wife even when he knows she's in the
wrong.
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tod
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Dec 11 22:15 UTC 2003 |
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ryan
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Dec 11 22:26 UTC 2003 |
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jlamb
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Dec 11 22:28 UTC 2003 |
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mary
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Dec 11 22:53 UTC 2003 |
I believe at this point the operating system needs to be
loaded, there are version issues, and every step of the
setup is being documented.
I wasn't thinking along the lines of hiring unknown
(to Grex) techies, but rather paying one or some of
our current staff for a few hours of work, to jump-start
the project. I'm not even sure they'd have time to
fit in paying work.
I'm just otherwise so out of ideas on this one.
Thanks for the offer, ryan. I have a feeling if you
want staff to see your offer you'd be better off
entering it in garage, where Next Grex work is being
discussed.
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