From: Angus Dorbie (dorbie++at++sgi.com)
Date: 02/21/2000 10:14:18
The single threaded version will always be free without a support
contract. Other stuff remains to be announced, I don't make those
decisions so send email to mongoose-feedback++at++corp.sgi.com
if you want to offer your input on this sort of thing.
Cheers,ANgus.
"smulgund++at++pyxsys.net" wrote:
>
> 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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