From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 15 07:09:01 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 093571065673 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:09:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prad@towardsfreedom.com) Received: from idcmail-mo2no.shaw.ca (idcmail-mo2no.shaw.ca [64.59.134.9]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA64B8FC16 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:09:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prad@towardsfreedom.com) Received: from pd6ml2no-ssvc.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.153.163]) by pd7mo1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 15 Dec 2008 00:09:00 -0700 X-Cloudmark-SP-Filtered: true X-Cloudmark-SP-Result: v=1.0 c=0 a=KoDPwd6_AAAA:8 a=N0Udyccs3E5cENLyA20A:9 a=KpZKLeguSUuZKOZJz6igfWInVOsA:4 a=MHmzl5aOqcYA:10 a=D02SvSX6Ox4A:10 a=hMM2GHGroxMA:10 Received: from s0106000d935c7902.du.shawcable.net (HELO gom.home) ([70.67.160.177]) by pd6ml2no-dmz.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 15 Dec 2008 00:08:59 -0700 Received: from gom.home (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gom.home (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E95F1701E for ; Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:08:58 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:08:58 -0800 From: prad To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20081214230858.752caf4e@gom.home> In-Reply-To: <4946015B.2070802@infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <20081213143200.GA5026@lpthe.jussieu.fr> <18755.53118.854987.966113@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <20081213182336.V41178@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <87skosf02b.fsf@kobe.laptop> <20081213184751.N41297@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <94136a2c0812131010p648d1a81q54f62bb3e1a61026@mail.gmail.com> <20081213200315.A44344@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <1229234226.18610.109.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au> <20081214110312.V48606@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <4ad871310812140207r178560c1nf166d2adcbe5f698@mail.gmail.com> <4944E34E.1040904@infracaninophile.co.uk> <20081214115318.T48752@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20081214101359.1249f45c@gom.home> <4946015B.2070802@infracaninophile.co.uk> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.3.1 (GTK+ 2.12.1; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Why FreeBSD not popular on hardware vendors X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:09:01 -0000 On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:03:55 +0000 Matthew Seaman wrote: > Heh. "The customer is /always/ right, even when they're wrong." The > difference is that you give the idiot customers exactly what they ask > for, and the good customers what they actually need.... > now that is a business model!! if i ever go into business again, i'll have to remember your wise words :D -- In friendship, prad ... with you on your journey Towards Freedom http://www.towardsfreedom.com (website) Information, Inspiration, Imagination - truly a site for soaring I's