OK Sean, sure finally we can find a successfully way to be all happy again.
David Reyes Samblas Martinez http://www.tuxbrain.com Open ultraportable & embedded solutions Openmoko, Openpandora, Arduino Hey, watch out!!! There's a linux in your pocket!!! 2009/12/2 Sean Moss-Pultz <[email protected]>: > David (and others) > > Thanks a lot for sharing your concerns about this decision with me. I > had no idea it would be taken as anything but a good thing moving > forward. > > I'm in the States now for an urgent business meeting so I will not > have much time to think about / organize this until the weekend, when > I return to Taiwan. > > I will be in touch with you all directly and let's work something out > that meets both of our needs. I'm sure we can do this. > > -Sean > > > On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 2:32 AM, David Reyes Samblas Martinez > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Really disappointing for us to , that Sean has decided to not maintain >> an "official" distributors list, >> This drain a little the interest on making business and be so >> participative on making the marketing stuff Openmoko Inc has decided >> not to do. >> I really believe in the project of a freephone, I really believe in of >> open hardware but I'm starting to not believe in Openmoko Inc. >> And Sean please not argue than FreeRunner responsibilities has been >> transfered to community because hardware are still sold by Openmoko >> Inc. >> >> Regards from a very sad distributor >> >> David Reyes Samblas Martinez >> http://www.tuxbrain.com >> Open ultraportable & embedded solutions >> Openmoko, Openpandora, Arduino >> Hey, watch out!!! There's a linux in your pocket!!! >> >> >> >> >> 2009/11/30 Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller <[email protected]>: >> > >> > Am 30.11.2009 um 08:14 schrieb Christoph Pulster: >> > >> >>> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Distributors >> >> >> >> Being one of your resellers, I appreciate your effords. >> > >> > Also being one of the resellers, I admit that I am not at all happy >> > with how this list is treated. What I really expect is that the >> > manufacturer who has a network of distributors takes care of listing >> > them properly. And not through an anonymous community. >> > >> > Unfortunately Sean declined to continue responsibility. So they simply >> > linked to the wiki page. And only after insisting to at least inform >> > the community, he wrote this request to find a volunteer. >> > >> > Translated into bold words it means: "We, Openmoko, have no interest >> > in organizing anything that helps that our products are being provided >> > to interested parties. And the community will solve our problems." >> > >> >> The list of distributors badly needs an update. Not on the wiki, but >> >> in >> >> real life. >> >> >> >> I think it is confusing for the customer to see so many shops listed, >> >> which are obviously not seem to be active anymore. English shop >> >> Truebox >> >> and German Trisoft to mention just two (both still have a christmas >> >> 2008 >> >> offer online...). >> > >> > I think you just want less competition being visible - raising your >> > own visibility :) >> > We have an open market and everyone can display his own offer as good >> > as he likes. >> > >> > And, (especially for the Freerunner) I believe in educated customers >> > who can compare themselves what the best and most up-to-date offer is. >> > And they can IMHO also convert and compare currencies. >> > >> >> Besides, a lot of resellers quit selling Openmoko products, because >> >> they >> >> are unhappy how it worked out in the past. Swedish Openmoko.se shop >> >> and >> >> Spanish Blitz shop to mention just two. >> > >> > It is the lack of sales organization of Openmoko which makes it >> > difficult for distributors to continue to work with them. >> > >> > >> > Nikolaus >> > http://www.handheld-linux.com >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Openmoko community mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Openmoko community mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
