From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 29 11:42:17 2012 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 449681065673 for ; Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:42:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (smtp6.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:2001:8b0:151:1:3cd3:cd67:fafa:3d78]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE2E38FC12 for ; Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:42:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from seedling.black-earth.co.uk (seedling.black-earth.co.uk [IPv6:2001:8b0:151:1:fa1e:dfff:feda:c0bb]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q1TBg5Fu018631 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:42:06 GMT (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) X-DKIM: OpenDKIM Filter v2.4.3 smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk q1TBg5Fu018631 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=infracaninophile.co.uk; s=201001-infracaninophile; t=1330515726; bh=nSH9+ts1bGukSlwOn8dailgMrYcPywSJWE6fCSoHgvo=; h=Message-ID:Date:From:MIME-Version:To:Subject:References: In-Reply-To:Content-Type:Cc; b=J/i1R56Ku8CoMkIktecwIECMK3vOLQ4/bffXNNikzrAv0XufCXd6S1hqmaMv1jrtt Fz5tpTDVVut7Q5MSIiBsfRrLJO8E4RqyrI4NdslN25XsvoyCxfAQLeLshx8dSnEtes SXbSxbiCd6hP0fn87Af/03YSTH7z6+9rKMMls2kc= Message-ID: <4F4E0F06.3010305@infracaninophile.co.uk> Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:41:58 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; rv:10.0.2) Gecko/20120216 Thunderbird/10.0.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <2A6E4B6A-8FE7-4AAC-93C6-B5FDD02ADB18@my.gd> <4F4DF6AE.3010903@infracaninophile.co.uk> <4F4E05FF.5030409@my.gd> In-Reply-To: <4F4E05FF.5030409@my.gd> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.3.5 OpenPGP: id=60AE908C Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enigDBB74AA93A5D74F81472C920" X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.97.3 at lucid-nonsense.infracaninophile.co.uk X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on lucid-nonsense.infracaninophile.co.uk Subject: Re: request a quote 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: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:42:17 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigDBB74AA93A5D74F81472C920 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 29/02/2012 11:03, Damien Fleuriot wrote: > Having worked in a banking environment in the past, I can tell that hig= h > profile companies shun open source software UNLESS they can get a > support contract. >=20 > That's the reason Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Suse Linux Enterprise > Server are successful, not only do they provide the software, but they > also sell the support contract and guarantees that go with it. >=20 > Such a business model would imo do wonders to promote FreeBSD as a > professional OS. Like I said though -- the problem is not with having such a business, but with establishing the business. Even a company like iXSystems that has been active in this area for more than 10 years has not managed to grow into a company with a visible global presence. It is also the case that many large concerns simply will not deal with small companies: unless your balance-sheet and turnover are "big enough" you just don't get a look in on any contracts that may be available. (Yes, this is a short-sighted approach, but you can appreciate the reasoning behind it: small companies are much riskier propositions, and do tend to go bust much more easily.) If there's anybody out there that knows how to do this -- take an idea and turn it into a working business -- but doesn't have the right idea yet: look over here! Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate JID: matthew@infracaninophile.co.uk Kent, CT11 9PW --------------enigDBB74AA93A5D74F81472C920 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.16 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk9ODw0ACgkQ8Mjk52CukIxgGACfYzE+ziO1CIgersSCRG5dkQbv QwMAn1JYMYEjcIxRYFyqVOEbd7QE8Ugq =/vT0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigDBB74AA93A5D74F81472C920--