Peter Duniho wrote:

"One's Too Many" wrote in message
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[...] The money for acquiring a broadband Internet connection for our
humble little FBO is being mostly pooled together by the local EAA /
homebuilt guys who are all quite the Linux and Apple zealots and hate
Microsoft. A Windows-only broadband connection will be totally
unpalateable to them.


Well, it's true. Religious zealots often pay dearly for their irrational
beliefs.

BS. It is not about zealotry, but about using the right tool for the right
task.

By the way, if they'd tolerate even a single Windows box (the cost of which
would be miniscule compared to the total cost of the Internet connection),
they could hook up whatever other operating systems they want, using the
Windows box as the network router.

Talk about using the wrong tool for the task. You can get specialized
routers/firewalls from Linksys for next to nothing. Plug it in, and
forget about it. Maintenance free, unlike a Windows box.
Or, put an old 386 or 486 PC with Linux or OpenBSD there. You can get
such old machines for next to nothing at your local swap meet. A little
bit more installation, but certainly less maintenance than a Windows box.
I reboot my Linux firewall only when I change some hardware. My Windows
laptop needs a reboot every coupld of days...

-Joe