Marc Haber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, Jul 15, 2005 at 05:26:53PM +0200, Nico Golde wrote: >> Yes thats what I thought should be prevented. In my opinion >> every website on the consultants page should clearly point >> to debian. > > That's your opinion. I beg to differ. For example, you might have a > consultancy company that does, as a policy, not link to any products > they sell and support. Why should Debian demand to be listed there?
Why should Debian *advertise* the services of someone who will not return the favour? In fact, why should anyone use a consultant who is not willing to admit the systems and services they support? Seems like a pretty odd decision. > In my opinion, it is good for Debian to have a consultants list as > long as possible - it shows that the distribution is actually being > used, and gives good arguments against people who say that Debian is > not supported as well as SuSE and RedHat. Length is not the only virtue. In fact, it may be counter-productive - if you *need* a Debian consultant, pick a couple of random consultants from a long list and find they don't mention Debian on their website, then you are inclined to reject the *whole* list as useless. As the kind of person who uses the Debian Consultant list as part of the company risk-management strategy, I *need* them to say "Debian" on the web page. After all, the risk I'm managing is the one where I won't be able to explain this kind of thing to everyone else :-< cheers, Rich. > > Greetings > Marc > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header > Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 > Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 > > -- rich walker | Shadow Robot Company | [EMAIL PROTECTED] technical director 251 Liverpool Road | need a Hand? London N1 1LX | +UK 20 7700 2487 www.shadow.org.uk/products/newhand.shtml -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
