BSD 3DM & Drivers

[Lawrence Farr]

OK. Can you suggest a better supported product?

Lawrence Farr
EPC Direct Limited 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-hardware at freebsd.org 
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-hardware at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Peter Galbavy
> Sent: 21 May 2003 09:31
> To: misc at openbsd.org; Alan.Pao at 3WARE.com
> Cc: APao at 3WARE.com; bsd-discuss at stlbsd.org; 
> freebsd-hardware at freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: BSD 3DM & Drivers
> 
> 
> Alan Pao (by way of "L. V. Lammert" <lvl at omnitec.net>) wrote:
> > This nice chap from 3Ware is requesting additional requests for BSD
> > drivers to support the effort within 3Ware - I'm sure we 
> can oblidge!
> > If you have any interest in running BSD (any flavor) on 3Ware RAID
> > controllers, please email a request indicating that you 
> use, or would
> > like to use same.
> 
> You will normally find that most companies actually want your 
> business.
> There is a certain limit to how many times you can go and ask for
> information on supporting a product for free that will result 
> in increased
> sales of said product - at no real cost to the vendor. 3Ware have had
> numerous requests over the years for documentation from a 
> wide range of
> interested parties.
> 
> There is little value is wasting additional time in order to make some
> middle manager in this obscure company feel wanted. If they 
> really wanted to
> get support into the BSDs, then cards and documentation would 
> (by now) be
> volunteered to the relevant groups involved.
> 
> More begging is a waste of time, buy better supported products.
> 
> Peter
> 
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