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When it was necessary to migrate from the DOS/Network version (the new 32-bit\r\nrecompile to support XP/2000 was way too slow compared to the 16-bit version),\r\nwe set up the Linux host version with terminal emulation. The client already had\r\nbeen using a Linux Samba server running Caldera Linux.

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When Data Pro found out we were on Caldera, they flat out refused to honor a\r\npaid-up support contract because it wasn't on Red Hat.

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Software companies will grasp any straw to deny support. I've even had them deny\r\nsupport for database problems because we were using a different terminal\r\nemulator than they recommend. They said that had to be the cause of the data\r\nindexing problem.

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There are ISVs who'll pull this shit. This creates a market for both\r\nother proprietary ISVs to do a better job of managing the support issue,\r\nor for service-oriented companies to build an enterprise out of\r\nsupporting free software solutions. It'll shake out.

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There are lots of people who do lots of things. Darwin will sort 'em\r\nout.

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ObLRPD: It's a bunch of RVs, yurts, tepees, and geodesic domes set up\r\nin a field and organized by consensus.

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