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From: Jeff Parker (jparkerAXIOWAVE.COM)
Date: Mon Jul 23 2001 - 08:34:29 CDT

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    > Hi,
    >
    > Would somebody please tell me that why the SPF based protocol
    > is named Open SPF?
    >
    > Ben (a student with the subject of adaptive routing)

    There were (and still are) proprietary routing algorithms
    proposed and implemented by various bodies. This was an
    open protocol: the packets and the meanings of all fields
    would be openly discussed and documented.

    It is open in the sense that Linux is open and Windows is not.

    - jeff parker