From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 21 04:54:12 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 1C01637B404 for ; Wed, 21 May 2003 04:54:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gunfright.epcdirect.co.uk (gunfright.epcdirect.co.uk [195.10.242.32]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E1E0C43F85 for ; Wed, 21 May 2003 04:54:10 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from freebsd-hw@epcdirect.co.uk) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gunfright.epcdirect.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id E35BC1545E; Wed, 21 May 2003 12:54:08 +0100 (BST) Received: from gunfright.epcdirect.co.uk ([127.0.0.1])port 10024) with ESMTP id 57700-02; Wed, 21 May 2003 12:54:08 +0100 (BST) Received: from lfarr (l-farr.int.epcdirect.co.uk [192.168.6.200]) by gunfright.epcdirect.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0FD891545D; Wed, 21 May 2003 12:54:08 +0100 (BST) From: "Lawrence Farr" To: "'Peter Galbavy'" , , Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 12:54:06 +0100 Message-ID: <002801c31f8f$ae527610$c806a8c0@lfarr> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 In-Reply-To: <00d901c31f73$4c8cc5a0$2029a8c0@cblan.mblox.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal X-Virus-Scanned: by Gunfright.epcdirect.co.uk X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 tagged_above=-9999.0 required=4.0 WHITELISTED X-Spam-Level: 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 11:54:12 -0000 OK. Can you suggest a better supported product? Lawrence Farr EPC Direct Limited > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Peter Galbavy > Sent: 21 May 2003 09:31 > To: misc@openbsd.org; Alan.Pao@3WARE.com > Cc: APao@3WARE.com; bsd-discuss@stlbsd.org; > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: BSD 3DM & Drivers > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >