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| DATE | 2003-10-30 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Shark Tank - Open Source (The Hard Way)
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Actually
In regard to this Tech Guy is wrong and the Boss is absolutely
right. Assuming that they make the code available to customers,
the company is NOT a charity and should change as much as they can for
their expertise to know that this software is available and works!!
Everyone with expertise and who is doing a job for someone deserves
payment....
Right ON BOSS!!
Ruben
On Tue, 2003-10-14 at 20:26, Inker, Evan wrote:
> Support tech for this application service provider is trying to help a
> customer in another city connect to the ASP's servers, but he's
> getting nowhere fast, says IT pilot fish on the scene.
>
> "The guy's job title was systems administrator, but he was completely
> clueless about how to configure a virtual private network," says fish.
>
> It's not really a complicated problem. And the tech can't see running
> up a big travel bill that the customer will have to pay if someone
> travels to the customer's site to get the VPN working.
>
> But then he remembers an open-source program called VNC, for "virtual
> network computing," that will let him see the customer's console
> screen.
>
> Tech tells the customer where to download the program. The customer
> installs it, and soon the connection problem is solved.
>
> Not long after, tech's boss -- who has heard about the problem --
> drops by to ask whether it was solved.
>
> Tech explains -- and the boss hits the roof.
>
> "The boss's face became red, and he started yelling that we were not a
> charity house," says fish. "He said the tech should have downloaded
> the VNC code and recompiled it, adding our company logo -- and then
> charged the customer for something that is freely available."
>
> Tech points out to the boss that what he's demanding is unethical. But
> the boss doesn't seem to care.
>
> "That wasn't a surprise," grumbles fish. "The company has already cut
> our bottled water supply and also rationed coffee and toilet paper.
>
> "And now we have a 'Company Support Tool' that's nothing more than a
> recompiled VNC with the company logo."
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Evan
>
>
>
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