> I don't believe that this is their policy at all.
>
> They don't support linux because they don't have the support scripts
> necessary to help. You have to keep in mind that all of these companies
> (Sprint/@home/etc) hire virtually computer illiterates and supply them
with
> support scripts to walk people thru their connection problems.
>
> I have a number of customers on @home with linux boxes and I can tell you
> that they don't care what you connect to their lines - as long as you
follow
> their TOS (i.e. no web servers - no mail spamming).
Oh, they never said that they won't allow you on their lines, it's just as
soon as you are tagged as running a rouge OS on their lines they won't
support you are all, not even if you are trying to get support with their
supported OS.
Hopefully Eric will pipe in and correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm fairly
sure I have the story (mosty) right.
Brian Cluff
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