On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 13:56:53 -0700 James Sparenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 2003-09-21 at 13:39, Vincent Danen wrote: > > On Sun Sep 21, 2003 at 02:48:55PM -0400, HaywireMac wrote: > > > > > Rolf Pedersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > > > > > > That none of these critics and dreamers has yet provided > > > > the world with a comparable, > > > > more profitable linux distribution suggests that, > > > > notwithstanding the possibilities of a million monkeys > > > > typing on a million keyboards for a million years, these > > > > lists are not the likely source of the proper tough > > > > decisions Mandrake must make in order to continue in the > > > > challenging, sometimes hostile, unpredictable corporate > > > > environment. > > > > > > well, us chattering monkeys should just keep our mouths shut, > > > eh, ralphy boy? > > > > > > LOL! > > > > > > anyway, go take a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut, ya > > > snot-nosed bitch, if the sound of those typewriters in keeping > > > you awake, go hide under a rock and us lowly end-users will > > > try to keep it down a bit. > > > > This isn't usenet. The above comments are not appropriate for > > this forum. You may disagree with what he had to say, and that's > > fine, but to use that language is entirely unacceptable. > > > > Do not do it again. > > Saying shutup was I admit unbecoming. Sorry. within 2 weeks I > will be losing house car, internet etc etc. Yet I'm sitting here > running multiple boxes with MDK and every single one of them is > running Mandrake that is bought and paid for, and bought and paid > for, for that box. So to say the least I resent the implications > that I or any one else is not doing enough for Mandrake. This is > one of the reasons I won't be running 9.2. I can't afford it. Is > MDK shooting itself in the foot. Quite often ..... yes. If they > weren't they wouldn't have gotten into the mess they are in, in > the first place. Some of the responsible parties are gone. Some > are not. Granted they aren't as brilliant as SCO or Verisign. > But they have made some monumental blunders over the last 6 years. > They have also made some tremendously good moves. > > However one thing I've noticed in every nuance of this thread. > People are complaining about not having enough access to BUY > Mandrake. Not that they have to, but that they can't, or that if > they can it's an extreme hassle. I'm reminded of a story my > father told about one day about 11am he began to wonder why they > hadn't seen a customer for about an hour. Since it was an > extremly hot day most of the sales people where not hanging out > close to the front windows, rather further back into the store > where the air conditioning was working better. Turns out the > reason was simple. The "gate" (pull down style) had malfunctioned > and came crashing down making it look like the store was closed. > > The moral of the story is. In order to sell a product the doors > need to be open to customers. > > James > > > > My point exactly...entirely. I understand the passionate defense. I don't understand the lack of product. Mandrake is far better at giving things away than selling them. That's not a bad thing. Think I'll go lurk for a couple of more years. I get smarter listening than talking. Lee
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