From: smulgund++at++pyxsys.net
Date: 02/21/2000 10:02:44
At 8:59 AM -0800 2/21/2000, 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
>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.
You touch on an interesting point. I think it would be very helpful
to the Performer development community (especially those of us
transitioning from Irix to Linux) if SGI would articulate its
intended economic model for Linux support. I think it's fantastic
that SGI has made Linux Performer available for free. From my
personal experience in using Performer under Irix for years, I know
that it would be hard to get going on it from scratch without any
sort of support program from the vendor. I'm not suggesting that SGI
provide something for nothing; only that you communicate to us how
all this will work in the world of Linux.
Sandeep
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