Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:48:32 +0100 From: "Devon H. O'Dell" <dodell@sitetronics.com> To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The only worthwhile logo-related comments so far.... Message-ID: <1108313312.4054.1.camel@localhost.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <1318262351.20050213174505@wanadoo.fr> References: <20050213004204.GA91920@xor.obsecurity.org> <20050213021055.69766.qmail@web53901.mail.yahoo.com> <420ED112.80401@pacific.net.sg> <420EDF52.1090408@nbritton.org> <420EE518.9070605@pacific.net.sg> <420EF423.7020609@pacific.net.sg> <420EFBA2.4000106@pacific.net.sg> <420F7BF5.6010602@401.cx> <1318262351.20050213174505@wanadoo.fr>
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On Sun, 2005-02-13 at 17:45 +0100, Anthony Atkielski wrote: > Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg writes: > > > Linux is controlled by Linus Torvalds, who clearly is outnumbered > > by core by an order of magnitute. I fail to see why core > > directing the project makes it impossible to gain support from > > IBM or any other giant. > > It's not that it makes it impossible to get support, it's just that the > support isn't there right now, which may worry potential users. > > And since Linux is controlled by Linus, that provides a target to aim > for if something goes wrong. Large customers experiencing problems with > Linux could potentially make life very unpleasant for Linus, which in > turn is an incentive for him to remain disciplined and careful, which in > turn reassures large customers. > > Essentially large customers want accountability and responsibility. They > want people who will respond if something goes wrong, and they want > people who are at risk if something goes wrong, because that risk > motivates them to act to fix any problems that arise. These elements are > lacking with FreeBSD, because nobody in particular seems to be obligated > to respond if something goes wrong, and nobody in particular seems to be > at any specific risk if he or she fails to fix a problem. This means > that large customers must take a lot of risk themselves without any > compensating risk on the part of the organization supplying the > software. Sorry, but this simply isn't true. Nobody from Linux is required to respond to your problems, unless you've paid a company (IBM, RedHat, etc) to do so. If this is precisely what you mean and you think there is no support for FreeBSD whatsoever, I reiterate: there are several companies, inclusive Offmyserver, who provide FreeBSD support for their customers. Please stop attaching these threads to questions@; they're off-topic there. --Devon
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