Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:41:58 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: request a quote Message-ID: <4F4E0F06.3010305@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <4F4E05FF.5030409@my.gd> References: <OFF8637974.9D5017CD-ONC12579B3.003124F6-C12579B3.00315A79@advatech.pl> <2A6E4B6A-8FE7-4AAC-93C6-B5FDD02ADB18@my.gd> <4F4DF6AE.3010903@infracaninophile.co.uk> <4F4E05FF.5030409@my.gd>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigDBB74AA93A5D74F81472C920 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 29/02/2012 11:03, Damien Fleuriot wrote: > Having worked in a banking environment in the past, I can tell that hig= h > profile companies shun open source software UNLESS they can get a > support contract. >=20 > That's the reason Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Suse Linux Enterprise > Server are successful, not only do they provide the software, but they > also sell the support contract and guarantees that go with it. >=20 > Such a business model would imo do wonders to promote FreeBSD as a > professional OS. Like I said though -- the problem is not with having such a business, but with establishing the business. Even a company like iXSystems that has been active in this area for more than 10 years has not managed to grow into a company with a visible global presence. It is also the case that many large concerns simply will not deal with small companies: unless your balance-sheet and turnover are "big enough" you just don't get a look in on any contracts that may be available. (Yes, this is a short-sighted approach, but you can appreciate the reasoning behind it: small companies are much riskier propositions, and do tend to go bust much more easily.) If there's anybody out there that knows how to do this -- take an idea and turn it into a working business -- but doesn't have the right idea yet: look over here! Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate JID: matthew@infracaninophile.co.uk Kent, CT11 9PW --------------enigDBB74AA93A5D74F81472C920 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.16 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk9ODw0ACgkQ8Mjk52CukIxgGACfYzE+ziO1CIgersSCRG5dkQbv QwMAn1JYMYEjcIxRYFyqVOEbd7QE8Ugq =/vT0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigDBB74AA93A5D74F81472C920--
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