1.1 --- a/thesis/tex/4-MasqmailsFuture.tex	Sun Jan 11 20:26:33 2009 +0100
     1.2 +++ b/thesis/tex/4-MasqmailsFuture.tex	Sun Jan 11 20:49:50 2009 +0100
     1.3 @@ -449,7 +449,7 @@
     1.4  SLOCCount, Copyright (C) 2001-2004 David A. Wheeler
     1.5  \end{verbatim}
     1.6  }
     1.7 -The development cost is not relevant for a \freesw\ project with volunteer developers, but the development time is. About 24 man-months are estimated. The current code base was written almost completely by Oliver \person{Kurth} within four years, in his spare time. This means he needed around twice as much time. Of course, he programmed as a volunteer developer, not as employee with eight work-hours per day.
     1.8 +The development cost is not relevant for a \freesw\ project with volunteer developers, but the development time is. About 24 man-months are estimated. The current code base was written almost completely by \person{Oliver Kurth} within four years, in his spare time. This means he needed around twice as much time. Of course, he programmed as a volunteer developer, not as employee with eight work-hours per day.
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    1.10  Given the assumptions that (1) an equal amount of code needs to be produced for a new \masqmail, (2) a third of existing code can be reused plus concepts and knowledge, and (3) development speed is like \person{Kurth}'s. Then it would take between two and three years to have a redesigned new \masqmail\ with the same features that \masqmail\ now has. Less time would be needed if a simpler architecture allows faster development, better testing, and less bugs.
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