[bf1942] Petition to ask EA for Linux support.

[KLM - 515TEM]

i'll sign them all and make some advertising too...
:)
----- Original Message -----
From: "+Mc+ FragMeister" <fragmeister at mc-clan.com>
To: <bf1942 at icculus.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 6:01 PM
Subject: RE: [bf1942] Petition to ask EA for Linux support.


> Why not MULTIPLE Petitions?
>
> I vote for multiple petitions.  Put it in their face!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Björn Krüger [mailto:bk at dvdboard.de]
> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 11:58 AM
> To: WhoCares?
> Subject: Re: [bf1942] Petition to ask EA for Linux support.
>
>
> > I've attached a link to an online petition asking EA to support the
Linux
> > community.  Please check it out -
>
> This petition says:
> >  There  is  one  person  working on a Linux server, by himself, with
> > little or no support from EA Games.
>
> IIRC  this  is  incorrect since Ryan at least gets paid by EA so he is
> neither  working by himself nor does he get "little support" (at least
> that's what EA will say).
>
> I'd  propose  we  do  the  petition in a more general way to ask about
> better recognition of the linux server itself.
> EA  doesn't  seem  to  see  the importance and advantages of the linux
> server...  THAT's  the point we should strike out. If they consider it
> important, maybe they'll dedicate more ressources on it.
>
> I find it sad to notice a biga$$ company like EA to have a look at the
> success  of another company and learn from it... isn't that the basics
> of doing business? :)
>
> Regards
> Bjoern
>