I subscribed to the newsgroup "comp.os.linux.networking" mailing list in
order to have relevant discussion conveniently emailed to my mailbox.
Instead I find most of my email is this inane prattle. I have now
unsubscribed to that mailing list, but for the sake of others who still
endure, can you find some other place to carry on your squabbling?
Bill Manning wrote:
>
> > LOL, and I guess Microsoft and Adobe and all the other companies
> > that dont provide source have "limited business models" too. Is that right,
> > Mr. Harvard Graduate?
>
> Ah, but they do... To selected markets and/or for a price.
>
> > Why should someone pay us $495? Very simple. First, they will spend
> > thousands of dollars worth of time trying to get the linux stuff to work,
> > only to find out it doesnt meet the demand. Add up the time to scour the
> > internet to gather the docs and code, hours of configuration and days of
> > testing and trying to figure out why their box pigs out under load. Even if
> > they decide to use it, then they have to deal with MRTG, another couple of
> > days. Busy ISPs dont have that kind of time.
>
> And you alone were able to do this? And to recover your
> costs at such a low price! Something that no one else can
> hope to acheive! For open source shops, its worth the
> time and effort to try.
>
> Is your market penetration so vast that you can afford to
> take this tone? Apparently so. And I wish you well.
> You certainly don't need my money.
>
> > Yeah, Im sweating like a pig. :-)
> >
> > Dennis
>
> --bill
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