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Hello to Boston! I am a member of the local Linux/Unix group where I live, and pretty new to Linux. I have come to really appreciate Open Source thinking and, of course, Open Source Software. However, at work I am a Windows drone, and likely to remain one for some time. Oh well... it's a living... Anyway, I was flipping through a Windows magazine and came across an article about a new Non-profit organization called Culminis (www.culminis.org). Reading the article and checking out the web site with an admittedly skeptical eye towards Microsoft's involvement, I was suspicious of their agenda and motivations. My first instinct was to see this as a FUD-fount for Redmond, intended to dress up product placement and infomercials as friendly philanthropy, akin to MS support for the Alexis de Tocqueville Institute. I made a quick scroll through the list of (they say, I didn't count) 450 member groups (www.culminis.org/MemberOrganizations.htm). Only two of these groups have Unix or Linux in their name. One is Boston Linux & Unix, complete with a link to your web site. So I am curious. What was the motivation for BLU to join the Culminis Aliance Program (CAP)? Does your group see a positive agenda and some value in this association? Does this Microsoft funded organization have a vendor/OS neutral message consistent with it being "non-profit"? Thanks for your time. -- Jerry --
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