From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Jul 22 20:20:11 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id UAA19903 for isp-outgoing; Tue, 22 Jul 1997 20:20:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id UAA19812 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 1997 20:19:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from msmith@localhost) by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.8.5/8.7.3) id MAA05400; Wed, 23 Jul 1997 12:48:17 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199707230318.MAA05400@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: FreeBSD and NT In-Reply-To: <2071.869627516@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at "Jul 22, 97 08:11:56 pm" To: info@pagecreators.com Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 12:48:16 +0930 (CST) Cc: isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL28 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Jordan K. Hubbard stands accused of saying: > Just to head off a potential misunderstanding here though... Oops. Point. > > take it personally. If you want something fixed Real Fast, it > > can be done. If a new security hole is found, you can be sure that ... > issues quickly but response time is nothing they can guarantee, and if > your business really depends on getting something fixed Real Fast, > Right Now, then you'd better either have some onsite expertise or be > prepared to pay real money for Real Fast in the form of consulting > hours because the volunteer support mechanism is not and never was > intended to solve such problems. I should have qualified "can" more carefully. In contrast to a closed, commercial operating system, where the traditional response to a problem report is "wait for the next release", a truly open system like FreeBSD makes it possible for you to turn to a consultant-for-hire and seek an independant solution. Such a solution may involve you paying said consultant; the message I intended was merely that the solution was available at all. -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[