Dear Stan,
Maybe I am too harsh.
On Wed, 28 Jan 2009, Stanley Brinkerhoff wrote:
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:46:19 -0500
Subject: Re: Truth to power - re: Logic Supply
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.
Rion and I is "the locals"!
This isn't Comcast -- its a local organization with perhaps some flaws that
all organizations have.
Could one flaw be an inability to interact with the local Linux
Community, but perfectly capable to work with the local lobbyists?
That being said; I have personally done work with Logic Supply and ordered a
small volume of machines from them.
Were they small machines?
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.
My experience was different. I still would like to see some outreach to
our local Unix community.
Re: Linux
Lets not knock an organization that is trying to expand their horizons --
though slowly. They list themselves as a Canonical Solutions partner.
Wonder how much code they have contributed?
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.
NDIS drivers? :^)
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.
Yet I hope that being in Vermont is more than this baseline. The feeling
I get is that they could be located anywhere.
Kindest Regards,
Paul Flint
(802) 479-2360
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