Date: Thu, 04 Jun 1998 21:34:46 +1000 From: phil grainger <freebsd@pronet.net.au> To: advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Unix Review --NT suckup rag Message-ID: <Version.32.19980604175847.00f96820@m1.gdr.net.au> In-Reply-To: <19926.896935122@time.cdrom.com> References: <Your message of "Thu, 04 Jun 1998 02:39:31 -0000." <980604023931.ZM14138@darkstar.connect.com>
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At 09:38 PM 3/06/1998 -0700, Jordan wrote: >And as far as commercial support is concerned, I agree with that too >and that's really probably come down most to just us here at Walnut >Creek CDROM dropping the ball. We have the infrastructure, we have >the funds and we could get the personnel if we just pulled our thumbs >out and decided to go for it, but the tech-support canyon before which >we stand is also a very deep one, and I suppose we can be forgiven for >showing a little reticence to jump. >- Jordan > I nearly fell of my chair when I read that. Walnut Creek IMHO is probably not the right organisation to offer commercial support for (our) freebsd, But 110% better than none or just talking about it. WC has a great product line, but selling shareware doesn't compare to maintaining unix boxes, and it isn't a global company. I think your reticance about pushing walnut creek into the commercial unix business is partially justified. But does this mean a commercial support is put on hold till Walnut Creek gets around to it? Have you spoken to the bsd programming team yet? I look forward to doing some chequebook/visa-card computing :-) How difficult can it be (or how bad is the standard of the average system admin)? I sold a 28.8k modem to a "network administrator" at a local uni, I emailed him to find out how it was going a few days later, he complained of only getting 3k a sec and not 28k. This guy has root password on the uni's firewall-webserver-internet gateway HP unix box ... good luck jordan ! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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