Where networking pros say goodbye to that big networking company

Are you ready to dump your proprietary gear?

Write your Dear John letter and tell them why you're leaving. Whatever your reason....inflated pricing...tech support issues...expensive upgrades...not enough cuddling - submit your Dear John letter and let them know that you've had enough.


 

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Submitted Dear John Letters:

  • Letter #174

    Dear John,

    Because 24/7 support doesn't do anything for me when I need to offer a 99.99% uptime for my company. I just keep a second box, fully configured and updated running alongside to automatically take over should the first die.

    Should Cisco ever want to mature into a real company, make it open source and I'll come and write some software for you.

    by Vyatta User

    Total votes: 0 - Vote


  • Letter #144

    Dear John,
    I'm sure this is no suprise to you that I have grown to hate you more than anyone in my life. You are a usless person and you suck as a friend and as a lover. I have never dated someone so selfish in my life. You never really got to know me because you were so wrapped up in yourself and what pleased you. You're ritualistic habbits drove me crazy, blowing your big nose first thing every morning,and drinking a pot of coffee before 6am. Your big baled head full of flakes,grossed me out and you thought you where so cute. You have a small uneducated mind and no class at all. Get lost looser.

    by Vyatta User

    Total votes: 2 - Vote


  • Letter #141

    Dear John,

    thanks for being the stable boat in my life all these while. Thanks for being there all these years, serving packets after packets, frames after frames relentlessly.

    But... truth hurts sometimes and I have to be honest, even with all the bountiful supply of instructions out there... gosh... its just so hard to find what I need to do.

    It seems like a certification is needed to steer this stable boat of yours.. without it.. even simple steering cannot be done at times...

    but light is always at the end of the tunnel and John my friend, you're not at the end of the tunnel waiting for me; Vyatta is. "Don't rock the boat" if nothing is wrong was the saying. But I have to, for a better, simpler yet more efficient boat is out there waiting for me. Vyatta is there, with her simple twin engine as compared to your nuclear fision engine. BUt truth is.. I just need that twin engine, to help me steer the rough water and tight corners.

    John, yours can't without the risk of explosion and I'm sorry, but its time to call time on this relationship, to rock the boat.

    Bye John.
    Hello Vyatta!

    by Vyatta User

    Total votes: 0 - Vote


  • Letter #61

    Dear John,

    I am sorry I can not keep up this pretense any longer and need to come clean and admit to you that I have been seeing someone else on the side.

    It started off as a casual affair, but the more time we spent together getting to know one another, the more I was convinced that it would be a long lasting stable relationship. The experiences we have had thus far were mutually beneficial and free of the awful fighting you and I used to have trying to see eye to eye and always at my expense.

    Regards

    Vyoila

    by Vyoila Atta

    Total votes: 0 - Vote


  • Letter #60

    Dear John,

    Let's face it - your too fat for me. There was a time that you were lean and responsive, and could keep up with our active lifestyle. But now you just sit there, all bloated and odorous, and wheeze when I ask you join in. Your suit doesn't fit anymore, in fact the colors don't even match - and why do you keep wearing that stupid hat! Have you seen yourself lately - part desktop, part CE, part network, part application server - this is not what I want out of a relationship.

    So goodbye tubby!


    PS. I had an affair with Quagga and Xorp while you were in India...they were great.

    by Randy

    Total votes: 4 - Vote


  • Letter #58

    Dear John,

    Router>show run

    Yes, it's been fun run, but I have to go now.
    It turns out I really do need the security, and the lower costs associated with an open source network.

    I'm sorry, I know it's me, not you--I've just changed, and I have to move on.

    In any event, I know change is hard, esp. with all the marketing hype you've paid for--well OK we, your customers, paid for.

    And I don't expect to see you at an Open Source/Linux conference anytime soon.
    But, you are always welcome.
    We can talk of all the good times we use to have.
    I know there must be one we can talk about--I just can't think of it right now.

    Router>erase start
    Router>erase flash
    Router>reboot cisco org chart

    by Vyatta User

    Total votes: 3 - Vote


  • Letter #57

    Dear John,

    Cisco Engineer means study all the time
    Vyatta Engineer means never lose your mind
    All we want is simple
    A network that just works
    No complex commands
    No salesmen in pressed shirts

    Vyatta came along
    And sang a new love song
    A Google kind of tune
    That means its STOCK grows strong

    Cisco you own wireless
    Vyatta, just might steal?
    That market with a product
    That's wireless for real

    It routes and switches wireless
    And makes Aruba smart
    It PIX apart your commands
    Shows run before it starts
    It slices, dices mixes and makes our networks clean
    It knack is not a box but something in between

    Vyatta Partner Network
    A VPN affair
    Cisco and Dear John
    I know you dear to care
    Your customers are priceless
    And price makes Dear John rich
    Vyatta's saw that problem
    Hence reasons why to switch

    by Vyatta User

    Total votes: 11 - Vote


  • Letter #56

    Dear John,

    I don't have any major issues with the quality of what you do, but what I object to is you guys not telling "Joe Public" how your technology works.

    I object to paying someone £650 a day to make a switch work because your instructions suck and your website is near enough useless.

    We have an Ironport, and I was quite upset when you bought that company because I feel what was a great open standards organisation will overnight become very closed source and closed standards! Pah!

    Carl

    by Carl Brook

    Total votes: 1 - Vote


  • Letter #54

    Hello! My name is John! Your site is good!

    by John

    Total votes: 0 - Vote


  • Letter #51

    Dear John,

    I started with Wellfleet, and moved to Cisco. I remember the days, and nights hunched over the terminal screen, green glow lighting my face in the dark recesses of the wiring closet, diligently pounding out new configurations for network translation... working with FDDI, Arcnet, Token-Ring, Thicknet, IPX and IP, ATM...

    The router then took off, Cisco became a household name, stocks rocketed, the 2500 series ruled the datacenters, remote sites, and even some in homes... All IT Support was judged against Cisco Support. Those were the days...

    Then something happened... Cisco began building more "stuff" onto the router, and prices changed dramatically... Cisco began the march to be the next Microsoft... Bloat filled the network... and I have no time for either any more... so...
    Farewell...

    by Vyatta User

    Total votes: 0 - Vote




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