[Outages-discussion] Internet "backbone"

[Robert Brockway]

On Sat, 19 Nov 2011, Barry Greene wrote:

>
> On Nov 19, 2011, at 6:06 AM, Robert Brockway wrote:
>
>> "What is Free and Open Source Software?" and the next one is "How the Internet works".
>
> I would be interested in how you walk through the economics of how each 
> are sustainable.

I've actually spent quite some time looking at the sustainability of FOSS 
and this is reflected in the presentation.  A follow-up essay will go in 
to more detail.

The sustainability of the Internet is an interesting one.  I've felt for a 
long time that the integration of networking in to our every day lives 
will mean that the cost of funding the network will be factored in to 
business or infrastructure (government) costs.  The network is starting to 
be viewed as a utility.  Before long basic broadband will be a right for 
citizens/residents in many developed nations.  It already is in Finland 
apparently.

Are we too off-topic now?

Cheers,

Rob

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