[Outages-discussion] Internet "backbone"

[Ray Sanders]

Please kill this thread!
On Nov 20, 2011 7:58 PM, "Jay Ashworth" <jra at baylink.com> wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Robert Brockway" <robert at timetraveller.org>
>
> > 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?
>
> "No."
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra
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