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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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" > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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" > -- Bruce Campbell Engineering Computing CPH-2374B University of Waterloo (519)888-4567 ext 5889 ---------------------------------------- This mail sent through www.mywaterloo.ca
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