All very good points, especially:

Greg responds:
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> little, because it takes people in very different groups with different
> agendas and little trust or respect between them (and in our

  This is exactly the problem with most of the larger companies that I've
been involved with (not to say that it can't happen in smaller shops too :)
People lose sight of the fact that they all work for the *same* company, and
are there for the benefit of said company.  Things tend to degrade into
departmental 'turf wars' where everyone comes out losing something.

  As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I'm all for secure and auditable
systems, but everyone involved must keep a level head and keep the ultimate
goals in mind.  I'm not sure where I first heard this phrase, but it is
appropriate: "Work towards the spirit of the rule, not necessarily to the
letter of it".

Regards,
Michael L Gueterman
Easy Does It Technologies
Allaire Alliance Partner
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