My rule of thumb is to consider whether a linux system is being used to actively connect or interop with the topic.
Questions/Comments/Anecdotes regarding accessing Ziply through Linux would be ON topic. This could also include any observations about Linux support changing because of the change. General comments about the buyout/merger and any conversations about how the service may or may not change would be offtopic. That's how I would approach it. As a bonus, if you split it in this way you can have a technical discussion and an econmic debate running side by side without one interfering with the other. Everyone wins. :) -Ben On Thursday, November 14th, 2024 at 3:35 PM, Keith Lofstrom <[email protected]> wrote: > > Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:02:07 +0000 > > > > From: MC_Sequoia [email protected] > > To: Portland Linux/Unix Group [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [PLUG] Ziply bought by Bell Canada - yikes? - PLEASE MOVE TO > > PLUG-TALK > > > An interesting belief system. > > My belief is that network connectivity behaves like a > Linux peripheral, and is necessary for a collaborative > Linux community. Many "network" systems are biased > for one-way entertainment delivery, at the expense of > two-way professional communication and collaboration. > > Perhaps plug-talk is also where we should discuss fiber > alternatives such as Starlink, or other systems providing > Linux-friendly(?) high bandwidth terrestrial connection. > Connectivity is essential for non-vendor mailing lists. > > As some of us have discovered, some providers are biased > against non-consumer uses of internet connectivity, such > as running public-facing servers, or stable VPN links to > offsite servers, or multi-recipent email list distribution, > which technically resembles spam. > > Perhaps video cards, keyboards, and pointer systems also > belong on plug-talk, even if the particular device doesn't > run embedded Linux or require special drivers or kernel > mods. I assume MC agrees that these are Linux topics. > > Where to draw the line is also a Linux topic. I will > gladly defer to the informed wisdom of the broader PLUG > community on this matter. > > Keith L. > > -- > Keith Lofstrom [email protected]
