I have ADSL from BellSouth and I am running Linux. It turns out that this isn't the only Bellsouth.net rule that I am breaking, but that is another story. I think the trick to my getting them to install it for me, was that my installer was a linux user. I knew how to get the network up once the line was installed, so mine was probably an easier install than many. I know others in the RTP, NC area who are also using Bellsouth's ADSL. I talked to one peson in this area that had to let the (luser) installer play with a win95 install, and then grabbed all the settings out and transfered them from the dark side back to linux.
So, my point, there are ways to get around Bellsouth being biggots. The problem of course is that we don't want to have to sneak around anymore.
Note: I heard from another local linux + ADSL (IBM employee) user that Bellsouth is trying to require that your IP change every X hours. This will take some work on there end, and I heard that they are making some applications to handle it. That application is probably what they are waiting for. If they do this, it seems like a great opportunity for them to fsck linux users and one of linux's real benefits as they take away our ability to masquerade other machines.
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I have ADSL from BellSouth and I am running Linux. It turns out that this isn't the only Bellsouth.net rule that I am breaking, but that is another story.
I think the trick to my getting them to install it for me, was that my installer was a linux user. I knew how to get the network up once the line was installed, so mine was probably an easier install than many. I know others in the RTP, NC area who are also using Bellsouth's ADSL.
I talked to one peson in this area that had to let the (luser) installer play with a win95 install, and then grabbed all the settings out and transfered them from the dark side back to linux.
So, my point, there are ways to get around Bellsouth being biggots. The problem of course is that we don't want to have to sneak around anymore.
Note: I heard from another local linux + ADSL (IBM employee) user that Bellsouth is trying to require that your IP change every X hours. This will take some work on there end, and I heard that they are making some applications to handle it. That application is probably what they are waiting for. If they do this, it seems like a great opportunity for them to fsck linux users and one of linux's real benefits as they take away our ability to masquerade other machines.
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