From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 30 08:44:16 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02CDD1065678 for ; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:44:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jeff@doeshosting.com) Received: from hemp.ircpimps.org (hemp.ircpimps.org [66.11.114.212]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C2938FC18 for ; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:44:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jeff@doeshosting.com) Received: (qmail 63908 invoked from network); 30 Nov 2008 00:17:33 -0800 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on hemp.ircpimps.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=5.0 tests=RDNS_NONE autolearn=no version=3.2.5 Received: from unknown (HELO ?127.0.0.1?) (jeff@doeshosting.com@66.11.114.212) by hemp.ircpimps.org with AES128-SHA encrypted SMTP; 30 Nov 2008 00:17:31 -0800 Message-Id: From: Jeff To: Alexander Churanov In-Reply-To: <3cb459ed0811291342i524eaab3g1acadcd9cbdb638b@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v929.2) Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:16:57 -0400 References: <20081128234155.0221e263@serene.no-ip.org> <20081129174625.U70754@ury.york.ac.uk> <3cb459ed0811291342i524eaab3g1acadcd9cbdb638b@mail.gmail.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.929.2) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:26:06 +0000 Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: i give up X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:44:16 -0000 On Nov 29, 2008, at 5:42 PM, Alexander Churanov wrote: > > The solution is to ask someone, or, better, to pay someone for > providing > that knowledge. Computer shops rarely indicate that hardware is > compatible > with FreeBSD. Whom to ask/pay? All this leads to idea of creating some > organization that will sell FreeBSD compatible PCs and hardware. I'm > sure, > business like that can not exist , because FreeBSD userbase is not > largest. > But non-profit organization, would, probably. > Alexander, It sounds like you just came up with a business model which you believe could work. All you would need to do is find a dependable source (or sources) of decent priced hardware that runs freebsd. You charge a little more than the store, and have them drop-ship to the customer. Real profit will not be made if the business does not do much business, but no energy will go into it either. You have pointed out a gap in the industry, why not take advantage of it? -krzee