From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 21 05:15:41 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 11CA137B404 for ; Wed, 21 May 2003 05:15:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from arthur.nitro.dk (port324.ds1-khk.adsl.cybercity.dk [212.242.113.79]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B43F343F85 for ; Wed, 21 May 2003 05:15:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from simon@arthur.nitro.dk) Received: by arthur.nitro.dk (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 2BDA310BF81; Wed, 21 May 2003 14:15:38 +0200 (CEST) Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 14:15:38 +0200 From: "Simon L. Nielsen" To: Lawrence Farr Message-ID: <20030521121537.GE400@nitro.dk> References: <00d901c31f73$4c8cc5a0$2029a8c0@cblan.mblox.com> <002801c31f8f$ae527610$c806a8c0@lfarr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="sXc4Kmr5FA7axrvy" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <002801c31f8f$ae527610$c806a8c0@lfarr> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i cc: Alan.Pao@3WARE.com cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org cc: 'Peter Galbavy' cc: misc@openbsd.org cc: APao@3WARE.com cc: bsd-discuss@stlbsd.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 12:15:41 -0000 --sXc4Kmr5FA7axrvy Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 2003.05.21 12:54:06 +0100, Lawrence Farr wrote: > OK. Can you suggest a better supported product? Adaptec ATA RAID 2400A perhaps? FreeBSD is officially supported and my card have been working very well. Note: I have no affiliations with Adaptec. > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org=20 > > [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;=20 > > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: BSD 3DM & Drivers > >=20 > >=20 > > 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=20 > > can oblidge! > > > If you have any interest in running BSD (any flavor) on 3Ware RAID > > > controllers, please email a request indicating that you=20 > > use, or would > > > like to use same. > >=20 > > You will normally find that most companies actually want your=20 > > 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=20 > > 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=20 > > wide range of > > interested parties. > >=20 > > There is little value is wasting additional time in order to make some > > middle manager in this obscure company feel wanted. If they=20 > > really wanted to > > get support into the BSDs, then cards and documentation would=20 > > (by now) be > > volunteered to the relevant groups involved. > >=20 > > More begging is a waste of time, buy better supported products. --=20 Simon L. Nielsen --sXc4Kmr5FA7axrvy Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+y23p8kocFXgPTRwRAiu0AKDaCBk1JoucEKDdWmH6ZO1VDI0y4gCgmiFL JDqSgyA6IhMv22Qn8mfoVjs= =pJDL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --sXc4Kmr5FA7axrvy--