Yet Another Linux Protocol (Score 2)

I am yet again amazed that the /. crowd, which seems to be have a large Open Source/Linux crowd, would criticize a post such as this one. One of great hallmarks of linux is it's compatibility to older stuff, especially hardware. Try running the latest m$ OS on an old piece of hardware on an old network and see just how well it does. At least with linux you have a chance. Why should people care if someone decides to Open Source xyz protocol? You're certainly not forced to use it. Most likely it will be of benefit to someone, even if it is to see where someone else went wrong. :) I know this is flamebait.