Aseem Rane wrote:
On 10/12/06, Rony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Nothing personal. Read my original request for mobos. It was a request
to those who *had* clients and regularly installed linux workstations
for them. If you do not fall in that category, why feel upset.
Go read your *original* request. It does not asks inputs only from
"those who *had* clients and regularly installed linux workstations
for them." So I guess I am justified in feeling upset.
I have later clarified in the next posts on the same thread...."My query
was not related to an install how-to but to know what hardware is being
used by the experts for their business. While everyone is giving details
of their own hardware, what I would like to know is the motherboards
used for customers' workstations. The reason is that for self owned
hardware, a lot of time is available to experiment and it is purchased
only once. There are many big players on this list, who install 50, 100
or more systems at a stretch in big companies and the hardware used will
have to be one that requires minimum setup time. It is this hardware
detail that I am looking for, from the last six months. I would highly
appreciate if the big players can provide these details, at least for 5
latest mobos used for their clients. "
I had
already thanked everyone for giving information on self-owned mobos.
I would highly appreciate if you can guide me to this mail thanking
everyone.
"All your inputs are most welcome. What I am observing is that linux
experts/gurus are not parting with information of the hardware they use.
Its is as if its top secret. I wonder why. "
I feel it does apply to me and still expect an apology from you.
How does this statement involve you to upset you? "Except for Devdas who
is not a follower of GNU, no other supporter of 'freedom' , 'open
source', 'gnu' and 'gpl' gave any details of the motherboards they used
for their clients." You don't have clients so stop getting fanatic.
Thats the problem with GNU guys and I make this assumption after reading
the entire thread.
I personally feel that FOSS or GNU or GPL whatever you call it, will not
survive in the retail sector.
FOSS not only survives but is in top few slots in many categories.
Like? ( In retail sales volume please ).
Probably you mean FOSS cannot make obscene money in retail sector.
I hope you see the difference.
What is obscene money?
The whole issue is about giving the foss
retail programmer his commercial due for writing the retail foss code
that benefits all of us. It started with a comment on how a foss creator
will make money.
If you are good enough to write a CAD software on your own,
I am sure many companies will hire you to write FOSS software.
I am yet to come across a good FOSS programmer who is commercially
not successful.
In the retail software segment? Having his own company? I already asked
the question to this list and I got the information I wanted.
But on second thought probably you are right. Making obscene money
is not the sole primary motive for many Free Software developers.
It is all about building a better society as I understand it.
Be careful, people supporting Open Source might not have this view.
So if you are motivated only by money and do not know how to do it
with FOSS then asking around how to do it will be of little help.
Read my mail again.
Regards,
Rony.
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