Tim Bray writes:
As noted previously Drupal had a little trouble, and the community rallied around: individuals to the tune of over $10,000 and my employer with a server. So, I note that to build out their infrastructure, Drupal is going to use the community donations to buy Dell boxes. Um, let’s see here; IBM and Sun invest in Open Source, big-time. HP’s there too. Dell... uh, Dell? Ecosystem? Community? There’s something wrong with this picture.
I suppose when you're Dell and your hardware is the epitome of low-cost commodity technology you can't afford to be generous. I have to say that Drupal's actions seems like an utter slap in the face that, after the generous donation Sun made, they did not give them any business and went with Dell. Seems rather tactless and unappreciative no matter what the price difference actually.
