“It has been a very exciting month. Since the previous article
about this project in June’s issue of Linux Gazette, I have
received over 40 replies, a virtual host to set up a web page and
mailing list, and an Invitation to Global Linux 2000 in Seoul,
Korea! Thanks to all of you who wrote and have helped out with
resources, ideas and enthusiasm. I have learned a lot and have a
more clear vision of the actions to take in order to achieve our
goals. Also new dangers have arisen, or at least I have
acknowledged, to the Linux community, so now I have a deep sense of
urgency and total commitment to the project. New services ideas are
on the works and some companies are starting to join. From the
e-mail I have received to the friends and contacts I made in Global
Linux 2000, I’m impressed to see how many people want this project
to come true.”
“Pascal Bleser, from ATOS, has offered to host the project’s
home page at http://open-isp.linuxbe.org He has also set up a
mailing list to host further discussion on creating a Linux-only
ISP. …Jakob Borg, from Denmark, voluntarily created and submitted
the Open ISP Logo…”
“I was invited by the LinuxGreenhouse to join them at Global
Linux 2000, during June 14-17. There, I had the opportunity to meet
people from the FSF, Linux start-ups, hardware manufacturers, Gnome
Hackers, Gimp Artists, Korean Linux companies, well-known Linux
distributors and integrators, as well as Free Software
personalities, to name just a few. There was a lot of excitement
and enthusiasm. I had meetings with several companies’
representatives, presenting the project and answering all their
questions about how to profit by supporting the project. For
instance, it would be a great opportunity for Korean companies to
expose their hardware solutions to public view in European an
American markets. There are lots of small and medium hardware
integrators/manufacturers who focus only on the Asian market, due
to the high costs of setting up offices in Europe or North America,
without mentioning the huge costs of publicity and public relations
they have to pay to compete in such markets.”