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> By casting themselves in the light of "open > systems" and pointing out that Microsoft is proprietary, What has my interest in this is the difference between "open systems" and "open source". The distinction seems to have blurred significantly recently. I'm not clear if any difference remains. I can't tell if journalists are reporting one phrase in place of another nor if speakers are meaning one but saying the other. For specific example, I've seen 'grid computing' defined in terms of "open systems" and "open protocols"; but I've also seen it written about in the same sentences as "open source" as if "open source" was a requirement without stating what components were required to be "open source". Tom Liotta -- Tom Liotta The PowerTech Group, Inc. 19426 68th Avenue South Kent, WA 98032 Phone 253-872-7788 Fax 253-872-7904 http://www.400Security.com ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/
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