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Date:      Wed, 21 May 2003 09:38:55 -0400
From:      Bruce Campbell <bruce@engmail.uwaterloo.ca>
To:        misc@openbsd.org, Alan.Pao@3WARE.com, bsd-discuss@stlbsd.org, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: BSD 3DM & Drivers
Message-ID:  <1053524335.3ecb816f9561e@www.nexusmail.uwaterloo.ca>
In-Reply-To: <002801c31f8f$ae527610$c806a8c0@lfarr>
References:  <002801c31f8f$ae527610$c806a8c0@lfarr>

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I e-mailed Alan with my interest in seeing solid FreeBSD support by
3ware.   I hope others do the same.

> > -----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" <lvl@omnitec.net>) 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
> > 
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Bruce Campbell
Engineering Computing
CPH-2374B
University of Waterloo
(519)888-4567 ext 5889

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