Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:26:57 +0100 From: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> To: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Francisco Reyes <lists@stringsutils.com> Subject: Re: Are hardware vendors starting to bail on FreeBSD ... ? Message-ID: <44A2BBE1.9030406@dial.pipex.com> In-Reply-To: <20060628132222.Q1114@ganymede.hub.org> References: <20060620060845.U1114@ganymede.hub.org> <cone.1151483351.594291.14057.5001@35st-server.simplicato.com> <20060628132222.Q1114@ganymede.hub.org>
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Marc G. Fournier wrote: > On Wed, 28 Jun 2006, Francisco Reyes wrote: > >> Marc G. Fournier writes: >> >>> So, my question above, and a public call to -core, or anyone else: >>> What can we, as a community, due to improve this situation? >> >> >> How about buying from vendors that specifically support FreeBSD. >> http://freebsdsystems.com >> http://ixsystems.com >> >> and surely others. > > > In my case, it comes down to two words: remote administration ... HP > is the only system I've yet found that has it integrated as part of > the hardware ... Well, Dell do have a DRAC which at least allows remote console independent of OS - also remote CD/floppy so you can install BSD from 300 miles away (as long as you have a windows(!) machine with a CD/floppy locally). Of course, their "OpenManage" software isn't, it's closed and only works on Linux/Windows. --Alex
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