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Re: [linux-team] Open ISP Project: why not Windows nor Mac
No, that is NOT the point, if it claims to be Open it HAS TO be accessible
whichever OS you are using. Why use a different provider if you use a different
OS. Not giving support to other OSes is something else. It is Open or not, not
open to the OpenSource Community and unusable if using some sort of commercial
OS. That's the great strenght of Linux: its open-mindedness. That its great
superiority upon closed-source, proprietary, commercial software.
Furthermore, how would you bannish the other ones?
Jérôme Warnier
mailto:jwarnier@bxlug.org
Is your Penguin 64-bits?
Carlos Betancourt wrote:
> Jerome Warnier wrote:
> >
> > If it is really Open, it should also be accessible EVEN from WinClosed ,
> > MacMesFesses, etc...
> >
>
> Well, good point. I chose the word "Open" instead of "Free" because now any
> ISP around is claiming to be "Free", which is half the story.
> The word "Open" is also related with the "Open Source" community, which is
> also related to the "Free Software" community. Then the Linux community. I
> know that there is a flame war about the subject, OS vs FS. But for the
> general public, I think they get the message with the word "Open".
>
> But, as you tell, "Open" is not open enough, as it rejects Win/Mac
> connections. If we support every OS on the market, even commercial ones, we
> will pose a threat to regular ISPs. Then we will have a lot of opposition
> and too many users not willing to participate in the Free Software movement.
> Besides, one of the project's goals is to deliberately enlarge the Linux
> community (when I mention Linux I include the other free kernels/OSs).
> Do you think that Linux companies will support the project if we support
> Wins and Macs? This is a project from the community TO the community.
> If you still have not, please, read the articles.
>
> Carlos Betancourt
>
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