Famous quotes
‘Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor safety.’ - BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
‘What a new Internet might look like is still widely debated, but one alternative would, in effect, create a “gated community” where users would give up their anonymity and certain freedoms in return for safety.’ - JOHN MARKOFF
‘Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.’ - GEORGE SATAYANA
Food for thought.
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#1 by Pub Wisdom - February 18th, 2009 at 15:58
So what’s your take, Roger?
I’m with Ben, personally.
#2 by Roger Farnsworth - February 18th, 2009 at 19:43
I was involved with an effort to build a “business class Internet” based on IPX back in the late 90s. It never caught on despite the obvious superiority of the Novell protocol suite.
While I have nothing against Internet toll roads per se, I see them as an adjunct to, not a replacement for, the more open model of ubiquitous connectivity.