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Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:27:51 +0200
From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: What is up with the libreoffice ebuild?
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On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:17:20 +0100
Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk> wrote:

> On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:06:58 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> 
> > Our rule of thumb for estimated schedules is to get the worst
> > possible estimate for how long it will take.
> > 
> > Then multiply by pi
> 
> To how many places?
> 
> 

As many as fit in your calculator (special answer just to confuse the
project managers)  :-)



-- 
Alan McKinnnon
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