From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 21 01:31:02 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C1AB37B401 for ; Wed, 21 May 2003 01:31:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mailstore-1.mail.knowledge.com (frida.london.knowtion.net [213.170.2.69]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F19C543F75 for ; Wed, 21 May 2003 01:30:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from peter.galbavy@knowtion.net) Received: from mbloxltd-7.dsl.easynet.co.uk ([217.204.221.103] helo=PETERDESKTOP) by mailstore-1.mail.knowledge.com with asmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 19IOzv-0007Z4-00; Wed, 21 May 2003 09:30:55 +0100 Message-ID: <00d901c31f73$4c8cc5a0$2029a8c0@cblan.mblox.com> From: "Peter Galbavy" To: , References: <4.3.2.7.2.20030520183816.00b722d8@mail.omnitec.net> Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 09:30:55 +0100 Organization: Knowtion Ltd. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 cc: APao@3WARE.com cc: bsd-discuss@stlbsd.org cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BSD 3DM & Drivers X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 08:31:02 -0000 Alan Pao (by way of "L. V. Lammert" ) wrote: > This nice chap from 3Ware is requesting additional requests for BSD > drivers to support the effort within 3Ware - I'm sure we can oblidge! > If you have any interest in running BSD (any flavor) on 3Ware RAID > controllers, please email a request indicating that you use, or would > like to use same. You will normally find that most companies actually want your business. There is a certain limit to how many times you can go and ask for information on supporting a product for free that will result in increased sales of said product - at no real cost to the vendor. 3Ware have had numerous requests over the years for documentation from a wide range of interested parties. There is little value is wasting additional time in order to make some middle manager in this obscure company feel wanted. If they really wanted to get support into the BSDs, then cards and documentation would (by now) be volunteered to the relevant groups involved. More begging is a waste of time, buy better supported products. Peter