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<li><em>To</em>: P Jenner <<A HREF="mailto:psj@mustec.eu.org">psj@mustec.eu.org</A>></li>
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<li><em>Subject</em>: Re: If you are interested</li>
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<li><em>From</em>: Gary Lawrence Murphy <<A HREF="mailto:garym@canada.com">garym@canada.com</A>></li>
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<li><em>Date</em>: 14 Sep 1999 00:44:27 -0400</li>
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<li><em>Cc</em>: Paul Jones <<A HREF="mailto:pjones@metalab.unc.edu">pjones@metalab.unc.edu</A>>, "Mr. Poet" <<A HREF="mailto:poet@linuxports.com">poet@linuxports.com</A>>, <A HREF="mailto:ldp-discuss@lists.linuxdoc.org">ldp-discuss@lists.linuxdoc.org</A></li>
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<li><em>Organization</em>: TeleDynamics --- the Art of Being There</li>
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<li><em>References</em>: <<a href="msg00074.html">Pine.LNX.4.04.9909131450230.23604-100000@oleta.mustec.eu.org</a>></li>
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<li><em>Reply-to</em>: Gary Lawrence Murphy <<A HREF="mailto:garym@canada.com">garym@canada.com</A>></li>
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>>>>> "P" == P Jenner <psj@mustec.eu.org> writes:
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P> On 12 Sep 1999, Gary Lawrence Murphy wrote:
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>> ... My personal view is the observation that where open
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>> source scratches an itch, it will be superior software, but
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>> that it doesn't follow that any open source program is better
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>> for a purpose than commercial software.
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P> Again I believe that the LDP has a duty to use only Free
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P> Software. If it does not then it loses something of its
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P> standing as a champion of that cause.
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This does make some political sense, but can also create extra work
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for a volunteer org. I recommend we do a very careful evaluation of
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any new products to ensure our solution is just as effective as any
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non-free solution.
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My main business is in introducing and interpreting open source
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systems for commercial clients, and I am quite convinced the enormous
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growth over 1999 is not from people like us who are forgiving of
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awkward interfaces and missing pieces, or those who know or care what
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a regexp is.
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The new Linux users are Windows NT refugees, and while they are not
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enthusiastic about their old platform, they are enthusiastic about
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its peer support sites such as the Microsoft Knowledge Base.
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I liken the current state of Linux to the discovery of the New World.
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>From 1610 to even 1850, a pioneer did not expect any support.
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Everything they used was build by their own hands or those of close
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friends. I put Linus and Alan Cox and other core people in this camp.
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Next came the ranchers from 1850 to 1930. These were people drawn by
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the stories of the pioneers and who, while they could fix their own
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well pumps, cabins and fences, they travelled in carts on roads and
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depended on the trade routes, tools, and natural resources discovered
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and developed by the pioneers. They are still very resourceful and
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accustomed to extra work just to enjoy their freedom, but they were
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not as willing to risk everything as were the pioneers; I expect
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everyone here is in that camp.
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Finally, in came the covered wagons ;) They want flush toilets, stable
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electricity, pony express postal service, telegraph service, hot water
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for baths, tailored clothes, education, imported beer :) ... this is
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who is coming in to Linux now, and (thanks to book writers such as
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myself) they are all being told the LDP is the number one resource.
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As the "front door" of Linux, we need to demonstrate that our O/S is
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ready for serious consideration in enterprise computing. IMHO, the
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LDP has the most critical, most difficult, most expensive, and the
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scariest job of all the orgs in Y2K ;)
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Say ... isn't google open source?
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--
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Gary Lawrence Murphy <garym@canada.com> TeleDynamics Communications Inc
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Business Telecom Services : Internet Consulting : <A HREF="http://www.teledyn.com">http://www.teledyn.com</A>
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