From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 11 23:44:08 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 254511065675 for ; Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:44:08 +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 E99FF8FC12 for ; Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:44:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prad@towardsfreedom.com) Received: from pd5ml1no-ssvc.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.153.166]) by pd5mo1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 11 Dec 2008 16:44:07 -0700 X-Cloudmark-SP-Filtered: true X-Cloudmark-SP-Result: v=1.0 c=0 a=zmqoveycAAAA:8 a=KoDPwd6_AAAA:8 a=AgKHBjAptCZ8RQJbC-QA:9 a=0U_xe7eI4oshyoXK3n2VDf2cYNsA:4 a=jKRid43F7UoA:10 a=D02SvSX6Ox4A:10 a=hMM2GHGroxMA:10 Received: from s0106000d935c7902.du.shawcable.net (HELO gom.home) ([70.67.160.177]) by pd5ml1no-dmz.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 11 Dec 2008 16:44:07 -0700 Received: from gom.home (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gom.home (Postfix) with ESMTP id 624C31701E; Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:44:06 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:44:06 -0800 From: prad To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20081211154406.7eb6038b@gom.home> In-Reply-To: <20081211230324.751ec325.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20081207093713.O5433@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20081207082932.04a7cf16@scorpio> <11167f520812070853i3b6fa6dei6e5c71669416470@mail.gmail.com> <20081207191727.V1610@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20081207193517.GA20905@laverenz.de> <20081207121431.5dcb37f9@gom.home> <1228733482.4495.14.camel@laptop1.herveybayaustralia.com.au> <20081211103742.21621a6d@gom.home> <20081211190951.GB845@comcast.net> <20081211113257.405a082c@gom.home> <20081211202023.GC845@comcast.net> <20081211134622.15c81ecd@gom.home> <20081211230324.751ec325.freebsd@edvax.de> 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 Cc: Polytropon 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: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:44:08 -0000 On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:03:24 +0100 Polytropon wrote: > In Germany, we have the term "eierlegende Wollmilchsau" (egg- > laying wool-milk-sow) > that is indeed a great term! > MICROS~1's customers want bugs, they get bugs because they paid > for them. :-) > :D may be the mac people can use your line here in one of their commercials :D > You give them computing power not imaginable 10 years ago, and > they treat their system like a worse typewriter and start > complaining that it doesn't read their mind... > it's really fascinating, isn't it!! > Personally, I would say so, or we'll end up here: > > http://www.rinkworks.com/stupid/ > > I do read along there when I feel sad or angry. Maybe this > page helps you, too. :-) > i am fortunate in that i don't get sad or angry, but do like reading about other perspectives that a situation may inspire, such as this one from the site you recommend: Tech Support: "What version of Windows do you have installed?" Customer: "... Double glazed." there really are some true gems on that site, so i'm going to pass it on to others ... the only problem is that some of those others may have done exactly some of those things that are on that site. :D :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