Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 22:35:43 PDT From: chip <chip@wiegand.org> To: <scanner@jurai.net>, Francisco Reyes <fran@reyes.somos.net> Cc: FreeBSD Chat <freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Re: Cybermax no longer developing for FreeBSD Message-ID: <200006272243876.SM00093@chip.wiegand.org>
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On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, <scanner@jurai.net> wrote: > Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 23:33:41 -0400 (EDT) > To: Francisco Reyes <fran@reyes.somos.net> > From: <scanner@jurai.net> > Subject: Re: Cybermax no longer developing for FreeBSD > > On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, Francisco Reyes wrote: > > > I think writing to them is fine, but the ultimate show of > > dislike to their actions is to simply not buy their product > > anymore. > > I agree 100%. I wonder though if not buying is helping the situation any. If everyone who might buy their software decided to not buy it they would definately dump FreeBSD immediately. After all, don't we want to encourage more companys to develope more software for FBSD? I suppose if they come out and say we absolutely will not support FreeBSD at all, then I would agree that not buying it would be the appropriate response to them. But I wonder if there is any hope left with this company supporting FBSD? > > Given that they are trying to sell this as a plug in "solution" > > I don't even see why they had to have a Linux version. If they > > could come up with a technical reason why they are going Linux I > > may cut them some slack, but from where I stand it looks like > > marketting running the show. > > You nailed it right on the head. The last time I called them last > year, I > was taking to one of their sales/marketing persons. She told me > that they > were just getting ready to hit a linux trade show. Andwhen I asked > if they > were dumping the FreeBSD line as I see quite often (companies > startup on > FreeBSD then jump on the linux bandwagon) she said no, but that > they were > trying to get in on the linux hype. That right there kind of told > me > FreeBSD was just an afterthought. So I havent really offered any of > my > clients a netmax solution becuase if they wont support FreeBSD I > wont > support them. Which is sad too because I for one really liked to be > able > to offer clients the netmax solution. They did a fair job on it. > *shrug* > > ============================================================================= > -Chris Watson (316) 326-3862 | FreeBSD Consultant, FreeBSD > Geek > Work: scanner@jurai.net | Open Systems Inc., > Wellington, Kansas > Home: scanner@deceptively.shady.org | http://open-systems.net > ============================================================================= > WINDOWS: "Where do you want to go today?" > LINUX: "Where do you want to go tommorow?" > BSD: "Are you guys coming or what?" > ============================================================================= > > -- Chip www.wiegand.org Alternative Operating Systems To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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