>>>>> "Simon" == Simon J Gerraty <sjg@quick.com.au> writes:
    Simon> No need for sarcasm.  I stopped being excited about working 24hrs
    Simon> many years ago.  If when the poor junior bunny stuck with that
    Simon> role rings up out of hours, I'd _much_ prefer to be able to give
    Simon> him a one line answer than a tutorial.  He can learn it on his own
    Simon> time.

  I agree. 
  And when *I* have to be there at 4 in the morning, *I'm* much more likely
not to screw up due to lack of caffeine.
  One can still produce monolithic rc from the startups.. I like this a lot.

  I think the proposal on the table is the best of all worlds.

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