[BNM] "Enterprise" architecture versus other stuff (Was: Re: PHP consulting (sort of...))

[Dominic Mitchell]

On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 10:30:39PM -0000, Richard Maynard - Wessex Networks wrote:
> I have one such client like this, and no matter how many times I explain
> that there are "completely free operating systems" he looks at me blankly
> and says: "what do you mean? Who makes it? Why? Why do I not have to pay for
> it?" - it just does not compute for him. There is life outside Redmond you
> know!

But you *do* have to pay for it -- your support fees for installing and
looking after the thing.

-Dom