From: Angus Dorbie (dorbie++at++sgi.com)
Date: 02/21/2000 09:55:36
Angus Dorbie wrote:
>
> No, you can and do get answers to pf questions about Linux,
> mongoose-feedback was mainly for bugs & RFP's and is there to reduce
oops, confusing my TLA's, that should read RFE's.
> initial traffic on this list. Let's remember that product is free and
> the IRIX version of Performer isn't free, SGI can sell support for
> Performer on Linux. Free doesn't imply support to me and never will,
> that's just bad economics. If the peer to peer support or informal
> support from Performer developers on the list is not enough, you will be
> able to purchase the support you crave from SGI.
>
> info-performer is an sgi mailing list anyone is free to set up and own
> their own mailing list, SGI set up and owns this one and has maintained
> and supported it for years. It seems reasonable to me when SGI says that
> it's not here to advertise PC cards to our most hard core group of
> developers. That is not why they subscribed to this list and it's not
> why SGI maintains it. If you want to discuss that find another list,
> there are plenty of them.
>
> Cheers,Angus.
>
> Wunibald Karl wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > for me the discussion, whether "non SGI-related" subjects are allowed on
> > this list, seems to be more a religious question (like the comments on
> > vis-sim.org for the MPI acquisition). Performer is an SGI product and this
> > is a SGI list. Therefore it's their right to exclude competitors.
> > Nevertheless I think that one should convince by facts and not by
> > protectionism.
> > The more serious problem for me, is the support for this free product.
> > There are many programmers eager to port their applications to the low cost
> > solutions like a PC. I also have done this and encountered some serious
> > problems not only related to LINUX distributions and graphic card drivers.
> > Mail to 'mongoose-feedback++at++corp.sgi.com' seems to be a one-way street and
> > the FAQ and BUG-lists are not exhaustive enough.
> > I think, it is time to make a statement, how Performer on LINUX will be
> > supported in the future. This is not only a question of
> > hardware/distribution/overlay combination. SGI has opened Pandora's box and
> > should not leave the developer community alone with their problems.
> >
> > Wuni
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> --
> For Performer+OpenGL tutorials http://www.dorbie.com/
> My comment on the abuse of Jon Johanson's rights;
> After giving up raiding their neighboring countries the Norse men
> have taken to raiding 15 year old kids in their bedrooms. Very sad.
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-- For Performer+OpenGL tutorials http://www.dorbie.com/ My comment on the abuse of Jon Johanson's rights; After giving up raiding their neighboring countries the Norse men have taken to raiding 15 year old kids in their bedrooms. Very sad.
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