[consulting] Just got off a call

[Khalid B]

Mike

Maybe this is obvious, but worth saying anyway ...

Did the client try to post a job opening here?

http://drupal.org/forum/51

On 2/23/06, John Sechrest <sechrest at jas.peak.org> wrote:
>
> I suspect that the there is a drupal person nearby or willing to move
> to take that position, if it were widely announced. Ask him for a finders
> fee and then comb the drupal community for people would be willing
> to take the job.
>
>
>
>
> "Michael Haggerty" <mhaggerty at trellon.com> writes:
>
>  % In case anyone is wondering why it is a good idea to start in with training
>  % new users, I just got off a call with a client I have been talking about
>  % doing business with for a long time.
>  %
>  % He runs a medium sized non-profit, has a big chunk of money to spend, knows
>  % what he wants to get out of a technology investment and possesses a genuine
>  % desire to spend money on open source that will benefit the community. He
>  % wants to hire someone to do development on staff, who would be responsible
>  % for building the site and supporting it once it goes live. Despite the fact
>  % he is in a major metropolitan area, he cannot find a Drupal developer to
>  % hire. I know a lot of people, but I realize I am in competition with him for
>  % the same resources.
>  %
>  % This is what is meant by support, it is whether you can find someone to help
>  % you fix your problem. It happens at many levels, from business decision
>  % makers down to developers. It is not just support in the sense of work, it
>  % is a face representing a tech community who is willing speak to the
>  % advantages of going a certain route to others interested in learning. Right
>  % now, there is someone who could fund major contributions to the core ready
>  % to go to Rails or Plone because no one competent lives near him and has time
>  % to work on his projects.
>  %
>  % He cannot be the only person with this concern. A lack of support starves a
>  % community.
>  %
>  % M
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