Teresa Redmond wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 13:07:39 -0800, in comp.databases.oracle.misc,
> Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> scribbled:
>
>
>>Teresa Redmond wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Well, the thing is, right now *we* are that company. But my little
>>>group has to come up with the comparison costs of using us vs. using a
>>>commercial vendor vs. hosting inside the Navy facility.
>>
>>As soon as you say "Navy" my single thought is ...
>>
>><RANT>
>>please don't compromise the security of our country, or any country,
>>with such a ridiculous proposal as having a private for-profit company
>>host the server. And I don't care how innocuous you consider the data.
>>What you are proposing is frightening and another example of those
>>that claim to be pro defense are gutting this country.
>>
>>Contact me off-line and I will try to help you. And hopefully help
>>you make the case to not do this at all.
>>
>>BTW: Is there anyone minding the store or is the entire leadership
>>of this country a bunch of complete and total morons?
>></RANT>
>
>
> Your rant is my rant, believe me. This is *not* my idea. I can't
> imagine it will actually happen, but I have to get the information
> from the sources to give the customer the actual ludicrously high
> prices of such AND the ludicrous lack of security that goes along with
> it. Here, we have the database behind lots of various security.
> Giving it to anyone else, who is not a government contractor...
> *shivers* And I don't think I'll address that BTW, up there. ;-)
Then in the spirit on not soliciting business (thus this is not spam)
send me an RFP and I will get you a quote. And if for some reason it
turns out that the quote is accepted (I shudder at the thought) I
will make amends with everyone that posts a serious message to this
usenet group today.
--
Daniel Morgan
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Received on Tue Mar 30 2004 - 16:45:17 CST
