[Cumbria] re the RH SuSe "discussion"

[Roger Cope]

I think you need to compare like with like. The official Microsoft support
newsgroups have always been very helpful when I've needed them (I know that
many of the MVPs are independent but Microsoft have always treated them as
part of the family) and the online patching site that now exists is as good
as the RedHat equivalent.

It is, of course, impossible to get sense from emailing a Microsofty or
trying to actually talk to them on the 'phone but that may be more due to
the tragic effects of being a huge corporation rather than deliberate bad
manners.

On the other hand, the marketing side of the company, which rules it and
from which most all the FUD and butt-headedness comes from, I would happily
nuke.

-----Original Message-----

Roger Cope wrote:

>These are the places where someone looking for a simple, productive 
>Linux (BSD... I know!) should be looking. They work, there's minimal 
>problems and frequently much better support than Microsoft will ever 
>offer.
>
Support from Microsoft? You must be joking! I gave up trying to get that 
a long time ago. As a private indevidual, you have no chance!


Ken Hough

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Roger