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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.misc:5199 comp.os.linux.misc:34553 comp.os.os2.advocacy:77467 Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!news.uoknor.edu!ns1.nodak.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!oracle.pnl.gov!osi-east2.es.net!lll-winken.llnl.gov!uwm.edu!news.alpha.net!news.mathworks.com!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.duke.edu!godot.cc.duq.edu!hudson.lm.com!newsfeed.pitt.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!info!iialan From: iialan@iifeak.swan.ac.uk (Alan Cox) Subject: Re: Linux thoroughly insulted by Infoworld! X-Nntp-Posting-Host: iifeak.swan.ac.uk Message-ID: <D38AyJ.wn@info.swan.ac.uk> Sender: news@info.swan.ac.uk Organization: Institute For Industrial Information Technology References: <3fk4hi$iu8@solaris.cc.vt.edu> <3fn47i$19k@oscar.agcs.com> <3fnl8p$4qi@ivory.lm.com> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 17:23:06 GMT Lines: 29 In article <3fnl8p$4qi@ivory.lm.com> peterb@telerama.lm.com (Peter Berger) writes: >>...but i can *read*, for pete's sake. or can't you? do you call up tech >>support the first time a problem comes up? good luck as you're put on >>indefinite hold... on your dime. >>been there, done that, ain't *never* goin' back. >Maybe you're just not smart enough to pick the right companies. Well there are very few good ones - BSDI being the outstanding one. Anyway you can pay for support if you want it (what do you think you are doing as part of your huge cost for your other OS..). A lot of vendors dont give free support now - or 30 days install support. Hiring your own programmer whose job is budgetted to include 'fixing any suprise problems' is quite cost effective sometimes. >>now *you're* the one who obviously needs to "catch a clue" as you put it. >>read the last 2 issues of _linux journal_: both contain articles about >>virginia power using linux in a variety of "mission critical" ways. >The woe betide the energy consumers of Virginia. Ah I love unjustified criticism from someone who hasn't tried to run an equivalent system 8). Alan -- ..-----------,,----------------------------,,----------------------------,, // Alan Cox // iialan@www.linux.org.uk // GW4PTS@GB7SWN.#45.GBR.EU // ``----------'`--[Anti Kibozing Signature]-'`----------------------------'' One two three: Kibo, Lawyer, Refugee :: Green card, Compaq come read me...