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From: jjs@dostoevsky.ucr.edu (Joe Sloan)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux thoroughly insulted by Infoworld!
Date: 26 Jan 1995 19:09:47 GMT
Organization: University of Calfornia at Riverside
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References: <950116203411@lambada> <3g34fr$jri@nkosi.well.com> <3g3g14$1vd@galaxy.ucr.edu> <3g3pbt$13a@nkosi.well.com>
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In article <3g3pbt$13a@nkosi.well.com>,
Henry Hwong <henryh@well.sf.ca.us> wrote concerning Linux Support:

>>Will those companies be willing to come out here and install them for us?
>>Can they give us 24hr support on what they sell?  Can they come out here
>>and fix things on site? If so, great! Where do I sign up?

Sir, I can assure you, that if there is money to be made supporting linux,
there will be people who will come forward to offer their services. It
is a concept as old as civilization. Check a recent copy of Linux Journal,
my friend, and you will find all sorts of support for linux.

Hmmm.. I am having a thought here, a revelation of sorts... 
yes, I see it all clearly now... I beleive I shall go into business as 
a linux support professional - I can charge roughly half the going rate 
for comparable SCO services while providing better performance for the 
customer, and be filthy rich in 3 months time...

I can hire CS students with some knowledge of UNIX internals as part-time 
associates, and we shall provide fast, effective support.

>I guess I'm just jaded from all the marketing BS that happens all the
>time in technology.

I certainly agree with that - I am highly skeptical of anything that
sounds like it's leading up to a sales pitch...

But, skeptical as I am, I am convinced that the future of linux is
full of growth possiblities beyond anyone's wildest dreams...

jjs

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