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CNET News.com: BellSouth DSL leaves Linux in the lurch

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 2, 1999

After the BellSouth story from
this morning, CNET is covering the events.

“BellSouth is facing a protest campaign from a group of online
Linux users who say the company won’t let them sign up for its new
high-speed Internet access service.”

“Following a posting on an online site today complaining about
BellSouth’s policy, Linux users have launched an email and phone
campaign aimed at winning high-speed digital subscriber line (DSL)
access for users of the open source operating system…”

“A BellSouth spokeswoman confirmed that the company does not
currently support the Linux operating system, but said the
“configuration” was under development. ‘We’ll probably have
something within the next few months,’ said Sue Holub, a company
spokeswoman.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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