On 3/19/2012 12:35 PM, dpb wrote:
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I'd be quite certain that the argument in the first paragraph above
would not fly if there really is a requirement--the requirement would be
such that it would be the responsibility to see it got done, not _who_,
specifically, did it. If it required an outside vendor to supply the
surface wouldn't relieve the burden of not meeting the requirement.
....

Dang I hate it when I do that...

"surface" should be "service", of course.

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