I have no issue with a guy needing to furnish his own Hammer, tool belt, etc.
However when some agency, committee is going to say here is the standard for using those tools that you should follow.
And then they do not actually provide FREE and ready access to the how and the why of that standard of how to use those tools, I have an issue with that.
Here let's try this in your office:
A new hire sits down and starts to perform CADD tasks.
You, approach the new hire and inquire, "Are you using Our Company Standard?"
The new guy says, ""ell, I'm just trying to sort of match the stuff that was already in this file, uh why?"
"Well you need to use our standard" is your reply
"How do I get this Standard?"
And then you tell him he has to pay you $50 before you will give him the standard.
New Guy....