Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 17:00:03 +0200 From: Gary Jennejohn <gary.jennejohn@freenet.de> To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Feature requests for open-source graphics (OT) Message-ID: <20080516170003.1734cb29@peedub.jennejohn.org> In-Reply-To: <1210946605.2668.22.camel@localhost> References: <1210352688.2152.78.camel@localhost> <1210800676.2466.6.camel@localhost> <1210883909.96116.4.camel@localhost> <1210946605.2668.22.camel@localhost>
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On Fri, 16 May 2008 10:03:25 -0400 Coleman Kane <cokane@FreeBSD.org> wrote: [snip most of rant] > One of the nice perks of DSL regulation is that the line controllers > don't have a monopoly on the lines themselves, which are required to be > open to other ISPs who are willing to invest in the DSL system. So I > actually have a choice of about 10 companies that I can have DSL from. > Almost all of my alternatives seem to provide a line that endorses > running a server on it. So I chose dslextreme.com, which seems like a > pretty decent vendor, and provides a line that can be served from. > Even more OT. Sounds like the good ol' US of A is totally fubar in this regard. Here in Germany every fly-by-night DSL provider offers a domain name and home page hosting because _everybody else_ does too! It's hard to come by a static IP though. --- Gary Jennejohn
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