On Thu, 19 Nov 1998, Mark Lin wrote:
> Bottom line, I don't believe in brand loyalty because I try to buy products
> that perform and are cheap. But I do try to help companies like Buslogic
> who have been more than helpful to the Linux community from the start.
> Adaptec needs to get over the fact that their products aren't the best
> just because they own a big market share (hint hint billy boy and his pals).
> We aren't exactly dealing with alien technology with these scsi products
> from Adaptec.
I normally wouldn't clutter the list with this religious stuff but I must
add another point. Adaptec lost a chunk of money last year because of
slow sales. This may have been a major reason they decided that they
couldn't afford to alienate any customers (i.e. support Linux/Free BSD).
Previous to last year, they never officially supported Linux but there
were many Linux fans employed at Adaptec. Unlike another large software
concern that I will not mention, Adaptec is in some financial trouble. I
personally would not like to see them go out of business.
Anyway, more to the point. If a company decides to support Linux and
consequently sees their sales increase, that is a very good thing for the
Linux community. If a company bothers to support Linux and sees no change
in their sales, that is not a very good thing for the Linux community. At
this point Adaptec should be considered an ally of the Linux community and
not be complained about.
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from just North of the Jersey Wilds
Paul Joselow
