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LinuxWorld: Raleigh, we have a problem

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 5, 1999

Thanks to BR for this
link.

“Diary of a call for help”

“Ramon (not his real name) waited two weeks for support from Red
Hat before rewriting his BIOS to solve the problem. Who do you
think helped Ramon in the end? Find out as you read this diary of a
call to Red Hat support.”

“Ramon Fernandez (an assumed name to protect the victim’s true
identity), and others like him, are important. Though not yet Linux
users, they are Linux shoppers. They are much too important to be
sold a copy of Linux that includes tech support, only to be ignored
when they try to use it.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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