On Fri, 1 May 1998, W. Wade, Hampton wrote:
> 1) Be very polite and professional.
> 2) Identify who you are and your credentials.
> 3) Give specifics on how you use their hardware with Linux.
> 4) Provide some estimate of the machines you purchase, or for which you
>
> recommend that run Linux (where you can).
> 5) Provide why you do or do not purchase their products.
> 6) Be polite and professional.
>
Allow me to reiterate the importance of the above points. My recent
communications with TR Reid at Dell have been cordial and informative,
primarily because I didn't start by attacking Dell for not shipping
Linux, didn't call him names, and provided enough background material
to demonstrate that I would be a serious Dell customer if they could
meet my needs.
Polite dialogue with vendors will demonstrate
a- That the linux community is made up of serious professionals
(with serious professional needs)
b- That we do constitute a rapidly growing market with real profit
potential
c- That, as technically capable individuals, we are in positions
where we influence millions (or possible hundreds of millions)
of dollars of corporate IT spending annually
All we have to do is demonstrate that there is a market here. After
that the vendors will come.
> These vendors need some feedback from the Linux community.
>
Absolutely, otherwise they are stuck with the impression that a bunch
of broke students make up the Linux user community. Unfortunately,
there is no money in marketing to broke college students (or at least
there is not enough to make a dent in the sales of the big vendors like
Compaq, Dell, and IBM).
Regards,
Daniel
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