[THIN] Re: O/T choice between Hybrid profiles question
- From: "Jeff Durbin" <techlists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 08:43:19 +1300
Hey - there's an argument for VBScript - complexity! Maybe I do secretly
want my clients to be dependent on me - ha ha.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ron Oglesby
> Sent: Wednesday, 25 February 2004 7:33 a.m.
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: O/T choice between Hybrid profiles question
>
> I guess the long and short of it is that if you can create a
> good enough set of scripts you can have someone pay you to
> come implement them..
>
>
> OH WAIT, that's what I do!
>
>
> Ron Oglesby
> Senior Technical Architect
> Microsoft MVP, Windows Server=20
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Oglesby=20
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 12:31 PM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: O/T choice between Hybrid profiles question
>
> Yeah with me on the first engagement when I was being
> "trained" (I mean common it's a vb script). Anyway the guy
> was there two weeks. Don't get me wrong he was sharp and all
> but even then it was a lab setup only.
>
> I went to another client with the same package and had the
> lab setup for them with the ADSI mods and all in two days
> then another day to document. Now don't get me wrong the
> larger and more complex the setup the more time you take for
> customizing and documenting, but damn...
>
> Ron Oglesby
> Senior Technical Architect
> Microsoft MVP, Windows Server=3D20
> =3D20
> RapidApp, Chicago
> Office 312.372.7188
> Mobile 815.325.7618
> email roglesby@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> =3D20
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Durbin [mailto:techlists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]=3D20
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 12:24 PM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: O/T choice between Hybrid profiles question
>
> Ha ha. I'm sure you're right actually. I think I was told
> once that CCS always sends 2 guys and it's $300 an hour EACH.
> I guess you would want to get as much of that as you could.
> $600 an hour for 2 weeks is $48,000.=3D20
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D20
> > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ron Oglesby
> > Sent: Wednesday, 25 February 2004 3:35 a.m.
> > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [THIN] Re: O/T choice between Hybrid profiles
> question =3D20
> >Yeah this is pretty funny. And I think I can give you an answer.
> >=3D20
> > Let's assume you had a product that you couldn't sell like
> a product.
> > Because it has not went through the testing etc of your other=3D20
> >products.
> > Also assume it's really a fancy script that someone
> else=3D20 could
> >do if they really wanted to.
> >=3D20
> > Now you have this "product" that is really services to=3D20
> install
> >and configure it (2 weeks generally). Would you=3D20 rather sell it
> >once and have it duplicated a 100 times or=3D20 keep it secret, not
> >sell it, and charge for the services to=3D20 get you consulting
> >services to increase revenues...
> >=3D20
> >=3D20
> >=3D20
> > Ron Oglesby
> > Senior Technical Architect
> > Microsoft MVP, Windows Server=3D3D20
> > =3D3D20
> > RapidApp, Chicago
> > Office 312.372.7188
> > Mobile 815.325.7618
> > email roglesby@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > =3D3D20
> >=3D20
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeff Durbin [mailto:techlists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]=3D3D20
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 1:49 AM
> > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [THIN] Re: O/T choice between Hybrid profiles
> question =3D20
> >I guess I don't run in the right circles, because I've
> never=3D20 been
> >able to get anyone to give me CCS Hybrid Profiles (and I=3D20 know
> >engineers that work for Citrix!). I wonder why all the=3D20
> secrecy -
> >if it's so good, then sell it.
> > If it's not worth selling, then give it away and don't=3D20
> support
> >it. It's like the Sasquatch of software - lots of=3D20 people talk
> >about it and, every once in a while, you hear=3D20 someone say that
> >they've seen it, but you never actually see=3D20 it
> yourself. It's the
> >urban legend of software. In fact, I=3D20 refuse to believe
> it exists
> >until I actually see it.
> >=3D20
> > JD
> >=3D20
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D3D20
> > > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Lynch
> > > Sent: Tuesday, 24 February 2004 1:05 p.m.
> > > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [THIN] Re: O/T choice between Hybrid profiles=3D20
> > question =3D3D20 =3D20
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> > > I agree. However, I have attempted to use the Flex=3D20
> > Profile=3D3D20 kit,=3D20
> > >and I know that for a fact it does NOT work with
> Office=3D3D20 2003.
> =3D20
> > >Also, I haven't been able to get the signatures to=3D3D20
> save for =
> the
> =3D
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> > >users profile. I even emailed the author that=3D3D20 "modified"
> the=3D20
> > >Office Profile Wizard tool.
> > >=3D3D20
> > > Is the CCC product on the download section of the Thin site?
> > >=3D3D20
> > > Thanks,
> > >=3D3D20
> > > Chris Lynch
> > > lynch00@xxxxxxx
> > > - -----Original Message-----
> > > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D3D20
> > >[mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Greenberg
> > > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 3:56 PM
> > > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [THIN] Re: O/T choice between Hybrid profiles
> question =3D
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> > >=3D3D20 One very nice thing about the Tricerat approach is that =
> the=3D20
> > >registry settings which apply to the profile are stored in a=3D20
> > >database=3D3D20 and are =3D3D3D very easily created and edited =
> through
> =3D
> a=3D20
> > >single interface. This is a very =3D3D
> > =3D3D3D
> > > elegant approach which I am schocked Microsoft did not do=3D20
> > in the first =3D20
> > >place!
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> > > - -----Original Message-----
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> > >[mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On =3D3D3D Behalf Of M
> > > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 2:51 PM
> > > To: Thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [THIN] O/T choice between Hybrid profiles question=3D20
> > =3D3D20 =3D3D20 =3D20
> > >Hello there, I have the choice (cant believe it myself) of=3D20
> > choosing=3D3D20 =3D20
> > >between between =3D3D3D CCS Hybrid Profiles and another =
> hybrid-type=3D20
> > >profile solution...Tricerat =3D3D
> > =3D3D3D
> > > Simplify Profiles.
> > >=3D3D20
> > > Does anyone have any feedback about either the CCS offering=3D20
> > or the =3D3D3D =3D20
> > >Tricerat offering from a functionality point of view.
> Any=3D3D20=3D20
> > feedback=3D20
> > >would be =3D3D3D useful.
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