So you say that Army of Darkness didn't make enough moolah to warrant another installation of the series, eh? Well, maybe so. But that's probably because most folks knew nothing about Evil Dead I or II, when it came out, myself included.
However, the entire series has gained such a cult following over the past few years that it's inconceivable that enough fans would not cough up the money to see a new movie on the big screen, and on DVD, and buy whatever other merchandise can be created.
So what do you say, bucko? Will you at least discuss it with Sam yet again? For the fans?
Larry, I do not appreciate your false statements that VA Linux provides consulting services to StarMedia.
As Ryan Nelson, my most senior sysadmin, points out, we do love your hardware immensely, as it suits our purposes well. However, the fact of the matter is that we use FreeBSD, not Linux, which is not where VA's business is focused. As such, we have really not had much involvement with VA outside of ordering hardware, as your team does NOT have the FreeBSD expertise that we require.
In fact, perhaps the only consulting that has taken place was with MY team consulting YOUR team on alternate hardware components to replace those pieces of the host which have no supported drivers under FreeBSD, thus enabling us to continue to use your hardware to meet our needs. Yes, we were offered additional help in developing a FreeBSD driver for the unsupported hardware, for a serious premium.
If you were truly committed to Open Source, you would offer to develop drivers for other popular free Intel-based Unices without any type of monetary demands. This would, in the end, help you as well, as members of other communities outside the Linux community would turn to you for their hardware needs, thus driving your business further among competitors.
Don't get me wrong, I love Linux, and in fact use it at work and at home for my desktops. However, it should be noted that for large-scale operations, Linux does not always meet the requirements, and I would think you'd like to corner the market on these large-scale operations as much as possible.
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OK, let's beat a dead horse, Bruce.
So you say that Army of Darkness didn't make enough moolah to warrant another installation of the series, eh? Well, maybe so. But that's probably because most folks knew nothing about Evil Dead I or II, when it came out, myself included.
However, the entire series has gained such a cult following over the past few years that it's inconceivable that enough fans would not cough up the money to see a new movie on the big screen, and on DVD, and buy whatever other merchandise can be created.
So what do you say, bucko? Will you at least discuss it with Sam yet again? For the fans?
Larry, I do not appreciate your false statements that VA Linux provides consulting services to StarMedia.
As Ryan Nelson, my most senior sysadmin, points out, we do love your hardware immensely, as it suits our purposes well. However, the fact of the matter is that we use FreeBSD, not Linux, which is not where VA's business is focused. As such, we have really not had much involvement with VA outside of ordering hardware, as your team does NOT have the FreeBSD expertise that we require.
In fact, perhaps the only consulting that has taken place was with MY team consulting YOUR team on alternate hardware components to replace those pieces of the host which have no supported drivers under FreeBSD, thus enabling us to continue to use your hardware to meet our needs. Yes, we were offered additional help in developing a FreeBSD driver for the unsupported hardware, for a serious premium.
If you were truly committed to Open Source, you would offer to develop drivers for other popular free Intel-based Unices without any type of monetary demands. This would, in the end, help you as well, as members of other communities outside the Linux community would turn to you for their hardware needs, thus driving your business further among competitors.
Don't get me wrong, I love Linux, and in fact use it at work and at home for my desktops. However, it should be noted that for large-scale operations, Linux does not always meet the requirements, and I would think you'd like to corner the market on these large-scale operations as much as possible.
Sincerely,
Adam Firester