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Xref: sserve comp.os.linux.misc:22421 comp.unix.bsd:14652 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!panix!not-for-mail From: stimpson@panix.com (S. Joel Katz) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: APC refuses to give out info without NDA Date: 22 Aug 1994 01:15:22 -0400 Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Lines: 27 Message-ID: <339c9a$9ug@panix3.panix.com> References: <32o173$icu@thor.tjhsst.edu> <jmonroyCuwv3J.HpB@netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: panix3.panix.com In <jmonroyCuwv3J.HpB@netcom.com> jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr) writes: >Craig Metz (cmetz@thor.tjhsst.edu) wrote: >: >: :: [deleted stuff] :: >: >: I strongly suggest that people interested in an UPS for Linux >: put significant bias against APC in their purchasing considerations. I am >: going to be buying from Best Power, who not only fully documents their >: :: [deleted stuff] :: >: > Might I recommend to Mr. Metz (and any others) > that this type of critisium is uncalled for. > True a company may want to be less that freindly > about the way in which the deal with the marketing/sales > policy of their products, but this is no reason > to even suggest a "bias" of any sort. > My suggestion is to say. The won't cooperate > and leave it at that. The world is full of plenty > of suppliers, manufactures, etc. to start such > petty non-sense. I think you take to mild a position. Why would you want to buy from a company that won't tell you how to USE their product?