Quoting Rob Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
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> /me checks date. Nope its not April 1..
>
> wtf!!!!
>
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> The amount of contribution you have made to this list is astronomical,
> what a Microsoftian reaction to your email.
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> If this is all true then I am absolutely disgusted with e-smith's
> behaviour.
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Actually it's not a Microsoft reaction, I think. I know many re-sellers
that chop MS into pieces all the time, publicly and privately. None of them
have lost rights to do business with MS or had their MCSE's or MCSD's
revoked. Money is Money...
It would be to e-smith's advantage to not do this sort of thing in public
in the future, as it makes them look very bad, no matter what happened
behind the scenes. It's best to just let the license time out. After all,
Darrell may not have renewed if he was that unsatisfied with the
performance of e-smith.
When you sponser a public forum such as this, you must expect to
take a little heat on occasion. It's the reaction to the heat that
determines the mettle of those involved. Taking the ball and going
home is rarely the best solution for any of the parties in the game.
With that said, I hope both parties can come back to the game when
things cool off a bit.
I, for one, have been in contact with e-smith about setting up a
partnership agreement. I will have to let a little time go by and
see how things play out because of this little brouhaha. I'm sure
I'm not the only one in this position at this time.
It's unfortunate mainly because the e-smith product is excellent and
because a lot of people have little experience with the open-source
manner of doing business. e-smith has built a wonderful linux Small
Business Server platform that has a lot of development opportunities.
Having worked for a MS development shop for some time, I realize the
costs involved in development and this platform opens a lot of
avenues for partners that are not available with MS.
It also opens opportunities for potential customers to save money on
the initial startup expenses, but ultimately, MS or Linux, development
costs money and time.
With that said, remember, Patience is a Virtue.
Sincerely,
John C. Cusick
Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that amateurs built the ark.
Professionals built the Titanic.
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