>Oh, but it gets better. If that Cisco box hasn't been on a >maintenance contract, you have to have it tested and recertified by >an authorized VAR before you can buy a new maintenance contract on it >so you can then buy the IOS image.
Thanks for bringing back really horrible memories (sigh). When I was at Bell Labs we bought some equipment from Digital that was off contract. At first we could not get it put back on contract, but I convinced them to let us put new software on it, test it, and put it on contract. It was *not* easy, but later it became policy for them, once they separated support from new equipment sales. Otherwise what would keep a person from not having a maintenance contract, allowing the system to break, and then getting a contract when it does break? At least CISCO gave you a path for putting it back on maintenance or buying used equipment and getting a maintenance contract for it. They could have just said: "Buy a new unit and keep it on maintenance." Of course they would lose a lot of business that way...... Warmest regards, md -- Jon "maddog" Hall Executive Director Linux International(R) email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 80 Amherst St. Voice: +1.603.672.4557 Amherst, N.H. 03031-3032 U.S.A. WWW: http://www.li.org Board Member: Uniforum Association Board Member Emeritus: USENIX Association (2000-2006) (R)Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in several countries. (R)Linux International is a registered trademark in the USA used pursuant to a license from Linux Mark Institute, authorized licensor of Linus Torvalds, owner of the Linux trademark on a worldwide basis (R)UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the USA and other countries. _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
