RE: MS Visual SourceSafe & binary files

["Broberg, Mats" <mats -dot- broberg -at- flir -dot- se>]

John,

Yes, the 6000+ images are my "own" collection - diffent stages and versions
of images used in the documentation over a number of years.

Best regards,
Mats Broberg
FLIR Systems AB

> > the SW dept will complain if I ask if I can check in the
> 6000+ image
> > files (5-10 GB) on their server, since they are used to
> dealing with
> > text files.
> I
> 
> I'll assume that the 6,000 images aren't your own personal
> "collection". Will everyone  complain less if you have a HD 
> crash and you loose 6,000+ image files?
> 
> If they cannot handle the infrastructure for an effort of the
> magnitude that requires 6,000 images, then they aren't 
> keeping up with growth and everyone around the SW department 
> should be complaining about THEM.


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