Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:09:10 -0600 From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Are hardware vendors starting to bail on FreeBSD ... ? Message-ID: <5E568E49-C0A0-44AD-A0E9-704B953AA19B@shire.net> In-Reply-To: <84b68b3d0607281312h118c9fbav4d66a3de6aa8b1a4@mail.gmail.com> References: <20060726164622.Q17979@ganymede.hub.org> <20060726201933.GH5284@jeeves.stilyagin.local> <20060726185018.BB70.GERARD@seibercom.net> <20060726231555.GB19000@gothmog.pc> <a25afc300607270829n6575615cu8c2e63e8803c4f99@mail.gmail.com> <ef10de9a0607271050y5d940271h5e00bcaf3c618db2@mail.gmail.com> <84b68b3d0607271127k175100d9sa3285fadc53e5369@mail.gmail.com> <20060728161300.M27679@ganymede.hub.org> <84b68b3d0607281312h118c9fbav4d66a3de6aa8b1a4@mail.gmail.com>
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On Jul 28, 2006, at 2:12 PM, Amitabh Kant wrote: > On 7/29/06, User Freebsd <freebsd@hub.org> wrote: >> And my point is that those not supporting FreeBSD already don't care, >> since as far as they are concerned, their is no market for them to be >> losing .... not buying their products isn't telling them anything >> they >> didn't already believe ... > > The point where it hurts them is when I prefer stuffs having FreeBSD > support even while purchasing/recommending hardware for windows. I do > a lot consulting for companies which have a mix of BSD/Linux and > Windows servers. This is more so in case of RAID cards for me, where I > would go in for 3Ware rather than Promise or other brands. > > I must admit though that it is not always possible to follow this > rule, but I amke it a point to follow it as closely as possible in the > given circumstances. As somebody has already written earlier, one > should pick the best tool for the job. But if I have a approximately > similar performance options from two or more hardware, my choice would > automatically go in for one that supports *BSD. There are practical reasons for this sort of policy, not just ideological. In two years, if you need to retarget a server from Windows to FreeBSD for a new project, then you can still use the equipment since you did you homework 2 years earlier. Chad --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad at shire.net
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