Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 19:48:34 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Wolfram Schneider <wosch@panke.de.freebsd.org> Cc: advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [nickm@t-online.de: WAN Adapters with FreeBSD Driver Support] Message-ID: <37227472.70163DC4@softweyr.com> References: <19990424232718.14407@panke.de.freebsd.org>
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We appear to have at least one vendor beating down our door asking for a branding program for hardware. I guess I'd better get that web page up and running pretty quick, huh? Wolfram Schneider wrote: > > ----- Forwarded message from Nick Maddicks <nickm@t-online.de> ----- > Message-ID: <000b01be8d68$cf2e8440$de77fea9@home> > Reply-To: "Nick Maddicks" <nickm@t-online.de> > To: <www@FreeBSD.ORG> > Subject: WAN Adapters with FreeBSD Driver Support > Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 11:07:55 +0200 > > Dear Webmaster, > > Many of our customers have expressed the view that while information on > FreeBSD software is relatively easy to find on the Web they still have > very real problems finding information about which hardware is available > with FreeBSD driver support, particularly when it comes to connectivity > products. > > Consequently, we have investigated their claims and indeed concluded that > looking for connectivity (I/O) products is a little like "looking for a > needle in a haystack". In fact we can't help feeling this state of affairs > must act as a deterrent for some prospective FreeBSD users. > > When visiting your site we were delighted, and more than somewhat heartened, > to see that someone was at least trying to provide the help FreeBSD users so > desperately need. > > We therefore ask you to help us to "spread the word" about the commercial > viability of FreeBSD by including links to our main website at > http://www.adcomtec.com and our partner website at http://www.lanmedia.com > or by including our products in your Hardware section. > > For your reference, ADCOMTEC is the combined European Business Center for > LAN Media Corporation (LMC). ADCOMTEC specializes in providing high- > performance, advanced communications and networking solutions for CompactPCI, > PCI, and PMC based applications. FreeBSD driver support is provided for a > range of high-performance adapters providing connectivity Synchronous Serial, > T1/E1, DS3/T3, and HSSI. > [Details of hardware elided for brevity.] Wolfram, we've had a project for something like this hanging around since last November. I'll try to step up the pace a little. Please let your contact know that I'll be in touch with him within a couple of days. -- "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" Wes Peters Softweyr LLC http://www.softweyr.com/~softweyr wes@softweyr.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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