Date: Sat, 22 Jul 1995 18:44:13 -0500 (CDT) From: Karl Denninger <karl@Mcs.Net> To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) Cc: karl@Mcs.Net, rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com, karl@mcs.com, current@freebsd.org, peter@haywire.DIALix.COM, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SUP target for -STABLE, and setup for SUP info? Message-ID: <199507222344.SAA05789@Jupiter.mcs.net> In-Reply-To: <21238.806373207@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at Jul 21, 95 05:33:27 pm
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> I think that asking you to pay big bucks would actually be > counter-productive to us both. It would raise your expectations > unreasonably and also put those in the project in something of a bind > as they felt somewhat co-opted by the deal. I think "much more > reasonable" is exactly that. Just out of curiousity (and I'll direct > this question to any and all listening here, not just Karl), what > would you consider "reasonable" and what kind of response time would > you expect for it? > > If I can get some reasonable estimates for the size of the potential > customer base and the amount of incoming capital they'd represent, > then I think that it's entirely possible that I could turn this from > idle conjecture into reality. The Internet has also made it possible > to "hire" people to work at home, and as long as their work meets some > reasonable standard for response time and quality then I also think > that I could put such an organization together with far less overhead > than a traditional one with offices, 401K plans, etc. The resultant > savings could then be passed back to the customer and/or used to > finance longer-term goals for the project. > > Thoughts? Figures? I think this would be a very significant step > forward for FreeBSD, but it's also something that I can't without at > least a little help. > > Jordan I'd be willing to put a few hundred bucks a year (say, $500) into a support contract if it got me what I considered reasonable turn-around times. -- -- Karl Denninger (karl@MCS.Net)| MCSNet - The Finest Internet Connectivity Modem: [+1 312 248-0900] | (shell, PPP, SLIP, leased) in Chicagoland Voice: [+1 312 248-8649] | 7 Chicagoland POPs, ISDN, 28.8, much more Fax: [+1 312 248-9865] | Email to "info@mcs.net" WWW: http://www.mcs.net ISDN - Get it here TODAY! | Home of Chicago's *Three STAR A* Clarinet feed!
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