[3261] in linux-net channel archive
Re: ET support for LINUX
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dennis)
Mon Jun 17 12:27:07 1996
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 11:40:00 -0400
To: nelson@crynwr.com
From: dennis@etinc.com (Dennis)
Cc: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
>dennis writes:
> > >
> > > Dennis representing ET foolishly wrote:
> > >> True, but if the kernel isnt stable who cares if the drivers work? The
> > >> bottom line is that if the kernel is stable then you dont need source,
>
>Nope. We need source to port it to your competitor's boards, or to
>fix it because you won't (as you've said you wouldn't)
When did we say we wont fix anything? Porting to a new, intermediate
kernel is not "fixing".
>
> > I lose money on customers like you, who buy a board or two and then want
> > weekly upgrades and whine about every little thing. Why do you think
that most
> > commercial vendors want nothing to do with LINUX?
>
>They only want weekly upgrades because they don't have source. The
>problem is that you're trying to sell hardware AND software as a
>proprietary solution together. As a consequence, you have to support
>the software. Get used to people complaining that you don't when you
>don't.
Our policy, which we make very clear, is that we support the releases. No
experimental kernels, no SNAPs...releases. If you dont like the release
schedule, then complain to the people who make those decisions.
If you want weekly upgrades, then use public domain solutions. If you're running
a serious business, then you may opt for something more robust. No
vendor can be everything to everyone. We've made the decision we will
support ALL of our customers. We cant do that with weekly, buggy kernels.
The bottom line is that we have a target group, and those that run internet
gateways on experimental kernels are not in that group.
Period. End of discussion.
Dennis
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