Comment Re:Network Appliance should donate a filer (Score 2, Insightful) 164
The percentage of BSD "DNA" in OnTap, far exceeds the percentage of NetApp revenue donated to the BSDs.
1/100,000th of NetApp's 2004 revenue would just about cover the dollar amount requested by OpenBSD.
Does anyone at NetApp care to claim that that OnTap is less than 1/100,000th BSD?
I'm not saying NetApp "owes" anyone, they are fully within their rights per the BSD license. I am saying they would be smart to donate filers to all the BSDs. Think of the R&D ROI they could achieve. The good PR "points-per-dollar" would be higher than any marketing/advertising campaign.
The business case for such donations is clear. It's just sad that NetApp hasn't already donated for more honorable reasons.
1/100,000th of NetApp's 2004 revenue would just about cover the dollar amount requested by OpenBSD.
Does anyone at NetApp care to claim that that OnTap is less than 1/100,000th BSD?
I'm not saying NetApp "owes" anyone, they are fully within their rights per the BSD license. I am saying they would be smart to donate filers to all the BSDs. Think of the R&D ROI they could achieve. The good PR "points-per-dollar" would be higher than any marketing/advertising campaign.
The business case for such donations is clear. It's just sad that NetApp hasn't already donated for more honorable reasons.
