[AusNOG] 3rd Party SFP+ Optics

[Paul Gear]

On 03/26/2014 07:44 PM, Colin Stubbs wrote:
> ...
>  3) Not expecting box vendor$ to support optics will actually save 
> time in identifying the issue and restoring services.
>  4) Continuing to buy optics from overpriced box vendor$ is bad for 
> you, me and everyone else dealing with technology.
>  5) Continuing to buy into the "we won't support it" argument is bad 
> for you, me and everyone else dealing with technology.
> ...

Amen to that!  If we don't vote with our wallets, they're going to keep 
on acting in the way that suits their best interests rather than ours.

Paul