[c-nsp] FlexOptic

[Tim Durack]

On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Nick Hilliard <nick at inex.ie> wrote:
> On 25/05/2010 18:41, Tim Durack wrote:
>> I've been looking for an SFP/Optic reprogrammer, 'cos I'm tired of
>> vendor lock. But this one appears to be license based, which means I'm
>> trading one drug pusher for another...
>
> The economics of this depend on the volume of transceivers you need to
> reprogram.  Don't FlexOptics have an unlimited version?

Doesn't look like it. They have a "Professional Bundle":

http://www.flexoptix.net/en/transceiver/flexbox/preise-sfp-configurator.html

> Yes, vendor locking is very tiresome.

Indeed. I don't mind vendors making money. I do mind them needlessly
limiting the tools I have available to deliver network services. What
does MSA stand for again? (I know it only applies to equipment
vendors, not their poor users.)

-- 
Tim:>