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Re: [PLUG] OT: Linux Business Forum
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W. Chris Shank said:
> I never said "renewable maintenance" when talking about the internet
> licenses I saw during the dot-com hey-day. You misrepresented my
> statement. I witnessed internet businesses using products such as verity
I may have misunderstood.
> How big is your business? Your deptment? Do you fall into the SME
> category?
65 users. 5 full time in the Systems dept; 1 consultant on site 2 days a
week.
We're an insurance company.
> here's another question, since you are an IT manager: Does your
I'm not a manager; I work for a living! :-)
I'm the Systems Admininstrator. I take care of the PCs, servers and answer
questions from the users, etc.
> headcount funding come from one pool and your software licensing,
> equipment and maintenance contracts another? Or do you have a shared
> pool?
AFAIK the dept gets one budget. All expenses (including costs for
employees) come out of it. There is no breakdown for operating costs and
employees, as separate line items.
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