[equinux] An open letter to Steve Ballmer

[Henry Eduardo Guerra]

Hay una traduccion en la pagina de barrapunto para los que todavia
solo dominamos el lenguaje del barrio :)

2007/11/1, Eduardo Bejar <wonka en linkabu.net>:
> Dear Steve,
>
> Hi, this is François, from Mandriva.
>
> I'm sure we're way too small for you to know me. You know, we're one of
> these tiny Linux company working hard for our place on the market. We
> produce a Linux Distro, Mandriva Linux. The last edition, Mandriva 2008 was
> seen as a pretty good version and we're proud of it. You should give it a
> spin, I'm sure you'd like it. We also happen to be one of the Linux
> companies that did not sign an agreement with your company (nobody's
> perfect).
>
> We recently closed a deal with the Nigerian Government. Maybe you heard
> about it, Steve. They were looking for an affordable hardware+software
> solution for their schools. The initial batch was 17,000 machines. We had a
> good answer to their need: the Classmate PC from Intel, with a customized
> Mandriva Linux solution. We presented the solution to the local government,
> they liked the machine, they liked our system, they liked what we offered
> them, the fact that it was open, that we could customize it for their
> country and so on.
>
> Then your people entered the game and the deal got more competitive. I would
> not say it got dirty, but someone could have said that. They fought and
> fought the deal, but still the customer was happy to get CMPC and Mandriva.
>
> So we closed the deal, we got the order, we qualified the software, we got
> the machine shipped. In other word, we did our job. I understand the machine
> are being delivered right now.
>
> And then, today, we hear from the customer a totally different story: "we
> shall pay for the Mandriva Software as agreed, but we shall replace it by
> Windows afterward."
>
> Wow! I'm impressed, Steve! What have you done for these guys to change their
> mind like this? It's pretty clear to me, and it will be clear to everyone.
> How do you call what you just did Steve, in the place where you live? In my
> place, they give it various names, I'm sure you know them.
>
> Hey Steve, how do you feel looking at yourself in the mirror in the morning?
>
> Of course, I will keep fighting this one and the next one, and the next one.
> You have the money, the power, and maybe we have a different sense of ethics
> you and I, but I believe that hard work, good technology and ethics can win
> too.
>
> cheers
>
> François
>
> PS: a message to our friends in Nigeria: it's still time to do the right
> thing and make the right choice, you will get lots of support for it and
> excellent services!
>
>
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