I dont know if this was posted to the list earlier but Bruce has a proposal up at userlinux.com
UserLinux: Repairing the Economic Paradigm of Enterprise Linux Bruce Perens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Perens LLC FIRST DRAFT: Please send corrections. The Problem Enterprise users have embraced GNU/Linux. But the very aspects that make Linux desirable, its low cost, Open Source nature, and the way it gives customers more control over their software, are under attack by Linux vendors bent on increasing shareholder value. Businesses are paying more as Linux distributions demand a per-seat cost and service lock-in for software that they didn't develop and that others support. Many of the early adopters of Linux are small but profitable industries with extremely sophisticated needs, and commercial Linux distributors simply can't afford to pay much attention to them while larger markets are waiting. more at: http://www.userlinux.com/white_paper.html -- all the things we keep inside, are the things that really matter, the face puts on its best disguise, and all is well, until the heart betrays. _______________________________________________ ilugd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
