[plug] Fwd: Consulting (gateway box) -also- training

[Trevor Phillips]

Simon Scott wrote:
> 
>         And since Linux is nearly free (gratis), people quite often think it
> is a *cheap* alternative. Factor in support, and the TCO gap between linux
> and NT isnt quite the gaping canyon we once thought (and I read that
> directly from a Microsoft FUD page, so it must be true :).

Yeah. Linux may be free, but people time never is. I always make sure I specify
support arrangements, be it "none" through to "on call 24x7". If it costs
$150/hour if they ring you at 3am, they'll think twice about it (and if they do
need it, well the money's not too be sniffed at. -_^)

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