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RE: [ECS] general comments about ECS David Kindred Mon, 13 Nov 2000 15:32:58 -0500

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I wish I had expressed it as well as Nathan! Amen, brother.

--David

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From: Nathan Brown [mailto:nbrown@thystonius.com]
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 3:36 PM
To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
Subject: RE: [ECS] general comments about ECS


I have to agree with David.  I too am a developer by trade.  I have
started my own HA package about five or six times now.  David brought up
the definit functionality benifits that are very good points, but from a
programmers point of view functionality can be duplicated.  Yes, I
believe I can develope a solutions that will solve all MY CURRENT needs.
However, I know this:
1) I don't have the time to keep updating and adding functionality all
my life as my needs change
2) I don't have the time to learn all the expertice that has gone into
ECS
3) When I decide to sell my house I cannot leave the new owner with a
system that I wrote and no tech support.
 
For me it came down to an easy equation.
(Time it would take me to write the software
+
Time it would take me to do updates & bug fixes)
*
Current hourly consulting rate
>
$200 for ECS

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