On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 18:35:15 -0400 (EDT) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Mon, 6 Oct 2003, at 10:43am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>> Debian... > >> > >> ... near-zero support from major third-party vendors ... > > > > ... whenever "support" and "Debian" occur in the same sentence, "Libranet" > > should come to mind ... > > Clarification: I'm not referring to getting support in administering > Debian. *We* can do that.
I thought so. > I'm referring to how third-party companies (in > our case, especially system vendors like Dell, Compaq, et. al.) support > the software. I see. What most of them "support" is Microsoft. It'll be a little while longer before they treat Linux as part of their bread and butter. (And when they do you can expect more fishing for a business model of the kind which we've been seeing even from Red Hat.) In the meantime, let's enjoy being pioneers in supporting Free Software. (Arrows in the back and all. :) What I'd like to believe is that there's a business model coming wherein support for Free Software is supplied by local talent which clients can come to trust, and that Dell, Compaq, et. al are hardware merchants. > As in providing pre-compiled drivers, kernel support, specs, > software utilities and diagnostics, engineering level tech support, etc. > Most large companies cannot handle the idea of a software platform that > doesn't have a company like Red Hat promoting it. Such attitudes are unlikely to be either quick or easy to convert. (Between us, large companies have sometimes been known to cling to policies even dumber than this, dumb enough in fact to put them out of business, still clinging. Some large companies should probably be left alone, and maybe should be left with a software platform with a company like Microsoft promoting it.) > They also take issue with some of Debian's policies. Er, sure. But wasn't it you who asked the list about Debian... -Bill _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
