Aseem Rane wrote:
On 10/12/06, Rony ronbillypop@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
Nothing personal. Read my original request for mobos. It was a request to those who *had* clients and regularly installed linux workstations for them. If you do not fall in that category, why feel upset.
Go read your *original* request. It does not asks inputs only from "those who *had* clients and regularly installed linux workstations for them." So I guess I am justified in feeling upset.
I have later clarified in the next posts on the same thread...."My query was not related to an install how-to but to know what hardware is being used by the experts for their business. While everyone is giving details of their own hardware, what I would like to know is the motherboards used for customers' workstations. The reason is that for self owned hardware, a lot of time is available to experiment and it is purchased only once. There are many big players on this list, who install 50, 100 or more systems at a stretch in big companies and the hardware used will have to be one that requires minimum setup time. It is this hardware detail that I am looking for, from the last six months. I would highly appreciate if the big players can provide these details, at least for 5 latest mobos used for their clients. "
I had
already thanked everyone for giving information on self-owned mobos.
I would highly appreciate if you can guide me to this mail thanking everyone.
"All your inputs are most welcome. What I am observing is that linux experts/gurus are not parting with information of the hardware they use. Its is as if its top secret. I wonder why. "
I feel it does apply to me and still expect an apology from you.
How does this statement involve you to upset you? "Except for Devdas who is not a follower of GNU, no other supporter of 'freedom' , 'open source', 'gnu' and 'gpl' gave any details of the motherboards they used for their clients." You don't have clients so stop getting fanatic. Thats the problem with GNU guys and I make this assumption after reading the entire thread.
I personally feel that FOSS or GNU or GPL whatever you call it, will not
survive in the retail sector.
FOSS not only survives but is in top few slots in many categories.
Like? ( In retail sales volume please ).
Probably you mean FOSS cannot make obscene money in retail sector. I hope you see the difference.
What is obscene money?
The whole issue is about giving the foss retail programmer his commercial due for writing the retail foss code that benefits all of us. It started with a comment on how a foss creator will make money.
If you are good enough to write a CAD software on your own, I am sure many companies will hire you to write FOSS software. I am yet to come across a good FOSS programmer who is commercially not successful.
In the retail software segment? Having his own company? I already asked the question to this list and I got the information I wanted.
But on second thought probably you are right. Making obscene money is not the sole primary motive for many Free Software developers. It is all about building a better society as I understand it. Be careful, people supporting Open Source might not have this view. So if you are motivated only by money and do not know how to do it with FOSS then asking around how to do it will be of little help.
Read my mail again.
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