[44502] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Followup British Telecom outage reason
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Peter Galbavy)
Fri Nov 30 10:06:58 2001
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From: "Peter Galbavy" <peter.galbavy@knowtion.net>
To: "Alex Bligh" <alex@alex.org.uk>, "Paul Vixie" <vixie@vix.com>,
<nanog@merit.edu>
Cc: "Alex Bligh" <alex@alex.org.uk>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 15:06:09 -0000
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> I can only assume what drives them is the either (a) desire
> to support slideware protocols early, and in code people
> actually try and use, (b) the knowledge that such slideware
> protocols, in aggregate across a large network, eat more router
> horse power, and thus sales-$$$, for those gullible enough
> to implement them, or (c) some combination between the two.
I have not seen anyone note that all major vendors are usually focused on
revenue from new sales and that maintenance income is seen as a bonus. While
new sales are driven by being able to compete with the next vendor, new
features will always be prioritised over stability.
Peter
