> > That said, once again Rion helps with a list of alternative suppliers, > which pleases me. One never knows when an opportunity will arrive. Since > Logic Supply presents no comparable local advantage, this list will come in > damn handy Forest. >
Oh come on -- play nice with the locals. This isn't Comcast -- its a local organization with perhaps some flaws that all organizations have. A friend of mine applied for over 120 jobs in 2006 and received 6 denials, 1 calls, and 1 interview. Unfortunately its par for the course -- especially with the breadth of resumes the internet brings to a job (we recently received ~100 resumes over the course of a week for a "director" position within my organization; about three from Vermont; the rest not even remotely relevant). That being said; I have personally done work with Logic Supply and ordered a small volume of machines from them. While they may not pose a 'local advantage' in terms of an organization you buy from; they do hire Vermont workers; and their people are wonderful to work with. Re: Linux Lets not knock an organization that is trying to expand their horizons -- though slowly. They list themselves as a Canonical Solutions partner. I will attest to the sales rep I spoke with being quite knowledgable about what products worked best with Linux, and where to find support/drivers for said hardware. Corporate is what corporate is -- and Logic Supply is probably following the money, and doing so while supporting Linux on their platform, supporting Vermont, and not routing calls to India. Stan
