Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266036AbTFWNo6 (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Jun 2003 09:44:58 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266039AbTFWNo5 (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Jun 2003 09:44:57 -0400 Received: from smtp.bitmover.com ([192.132.92.12]:49594 "EHLO smtp.bitmover.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266036AbTFWNoc (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Jun 2003 09:44:32 -0400 Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 06:58:28 -0700 From: Larry McVoy To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, David Woodhouse , Larry McVoy , Stephan von Krawczynski , jgarzik@pobox.com, lawrence@the-penguin.otak.com Subject: Re: [OT] Re: Troll Tech [was Re: Sco vs. IBM] Message-ID: <20030623135828.GD6715@work.bitmover.com> Mail-Followup-To: Larry McVoy , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, David Woodhouse , Larry McVoy , Stephan von Krawczynski , jgarzik@pobox.com, lawrence@the-penguin.otak.com References: <20030620001217.G6248@almesberger.net> <20030620120910.3f2cb001.skraw@ithnet.com> <20030620142436.GB14404@work.bitmover.com> <20030620143012.GC14404@work.bitmover.com> <20030620163349.GG17563@work.bitmover.com> <20030621142048.2ae63afa.skraw@ithnet.com> <20030621133831.GA10089@work.bitmover.com> <1056358467.29264.41.camel@passion.cambridge.redhat.com> <20030623132231.GC6715@work.bitmover.com> <20030623135457.GF6353@lug-owl.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030623135457.GF6353@lug-owl.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam (whitelisted), SpamAssassin (score=0.5, required 7, AWL, CASHCASHCASH, DATE_IN_PAST_06_12) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 738 Lines: 15 > ...and then, there are those who do installations of complex software. > Either some admin who's already there can do the setup (and will need a > week to get it right), or you can do that for him, charging some $$$. Or you can fix your software so it just works. If you don't, you are leaving the door open for someone else to demonstrate how their software has a lower cost of ownership than yours. -- --- Larry McVoy lm at bitmover.com http://www.bitmover.com/lm - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/