It wont achieve anything if we all concentrate on one manufacturer at a time. People ignore obviously orchestrated assaults like that. In fact it may annoy them and alienate them further.
Surely, it would be better for each individual to choose three products a month at random. And, of course, if something especially annoys you then be sure to let them know that you'll be avoiding them in future. -- Richard Urwin, Private "No 9000 series computer has ever made a mitsake or corrubiteddatatato." -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of Franki Sent: 13 November 2002 12:04 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [linux] RE: [newbie] Lets help get some linux drivers. well, if you guys give me suggestions, I'll knock up a web page with them all on it, and email address's... and we can keep a numbering system so we know how many emails each manufacturer has received. Lets start a movement. :-) good idea? rgds Frank -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of Dimitris Ioannou Sent: Wednesday, 13 November 2002 6:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Lets help get some linux drivers. 13 2002 11:06, / Franki : I agree wholeheartedly. Count me in it too. But let's agree about the products first. Which one of those are of common interest? > Hi Guys, > > This month, I have emailed 3 different hardware manufacturers asking if > they had linux drivers for their product (I pick one product from their > site and email them about it.) > > generally the answer in most cases is no.. but thats not the point, if we > all send 2 or 3 of these emails a month,, how long would it be before they > start considing their lost market?? > > what do you guys think of this idea??? > > > Its a thought... and I think an important one..... nothing is going to > happen fast unless we start doing this sort of thing. > > > rgds > > Frank -- ###################################################### Mandrake-Linux 9.0 (Dolphin) Registered Linux User 271321 http://counter.li.org ###################################################### ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit http://www.messagelabs.com ________________________________________________________________________
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