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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. #1 by Pub Wisdom - February 18th, 2009 at 15:58

    So what’s your take, Roger?

    I’m with Ben, personally.

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  2. #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.

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