Mike & Tracy Holt wrote: > Civileme? Are you listening?? This is the point you need to take to > your superiors instead of just sitting here defending their actions. > You've got an email right here telling you exactly how you just lost > your bonus for this year - are you paying attention? > > Mike > > Jose M. Sanchez wrote: > >> Exactly. >> >> If Mandrake needs to charge more to make a profit, then let them do so. >> >> -JMS >> >> |-----Original Message----- >> |From: vnc . [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] |Sent: Saturday, November 24, >> 2001 5:31 PM >> |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> |Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> |Subject: Re: [expert] Extras in the DVD release >> | >> | >> |On Saturday 24 November 2001 14:17, you wrote: >> | >> |>As it is, sorry Civilme, Mandrake's marketing people don't "get it". >> | >> |The same was with 8.0 Prosuite edition citing 2 updates in the |life >> cycle of |the product (8.1 ...8.2). My companies purchase was based on >> |the though |(lead by the web site's statment) that when 8.1 was >> released, |there would be |a full update. Not a single CD which only >> updated X, some |wizards etc. Not a |full upgrade. The response from >> MandrakeSoft was..."a full updrade to |include things like kernel >> would "pull" the whole 8.1 release |which is not |feasable" ...their >> words not mine. >> | >> |Our intention was to seriously review mandrake for some |machines we >> were |moving to linux from windows. Mandrake was considered after >> |that event to be |not the type of organization my company was willing >> to go |with, and the |decision was made to put the workstations to >> RedHat 7.2. |Todate, 97 of the |150 targetted machines have been >> flipped to rh. Incidentaly, |as a point of |"salt in the wound", My >> company is purchasing each machine as |full pack + |support contracts. >> It's thier way of giving back to the |community. 150*69 US |= ??? >> ...some nice profit I'd bet. >> | >> |Once again, as the people speak. There is some misrepresentation by >> |MandrakeSoft thats going to eventualy cost them a place in the >> |distro world. >> | >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to >> http://www.mandrakestore.com >> > > >
-- Mike & Tracy Holt \|||/ Kirkland, WA (o o) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----o00--(_)--00o---- www.holt-tech.net --- "There's something to be said for relatives... it has to be said because it's unprintable." (A. Einstein)
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