Post by Jeff Ledger on Jun 9, 2006 9:06:41 GMT -5
Leave it to the US congress.. If we can mess something up, we will.
The Net Neutrality Bill (If you haven't read it) would have kept large providers from deciding what traffic can and cannot flow unto their networks. The potential for tier based service is a reality now. This could be initially based on source/destination traffic. (Google "Hot potato routing") As larger players are already upset about traffic that doesn't profit them directly. (Remember AT&T & Google?)
The Cope Act deal directly with freedom of speech on the Internet. What's next?!? A set of Cisco routers on our borders to make sure that dictate what we have the freedom to surf?
The day of the BBS or something based on similar technology appears to be re-arriving. Perhaps something akin to the BBS, but based on "www" technology can be used give us back our freedoms. If things get bad enough, perhaps interconnecting, encrypted, private networks can restore what we take for granted today. (A faster type of fidonet) Yes, one day I have a feeling I'm going to be telling my grandchildren how great the Internet was...
Leif, Jim, Scott, I've got a feature request for you guys. Can we implement an encryption system into your modem emulation software which can be activated from both an option in the software, and most importantly from a plain-text command during connection? We may need software like this soon...
Jeff
The Net Neutrality Bill (If you haven't read it) would have kept large providers from deciding what traffic can and cannot flow unto their networks. The potential for tier based service is a reality now. This could be initially based on source/destination traffic. (Google "Hot potato routing") As larger players are already upset about traffic that doesn't profit them directly. (Remember AT&T & Google?)
The Cope Act deal directly with freedom of speech on the Internet. What's next?!? A set of Cisco routers on our borders to make sure that dictate what we have the freedom to surf?
The day of the BBS or something based on similar technology appears to be re-arriving. Perhaps something akin to the BBS, but based on "www" technology can be used give us back our freedoms. If things get bad enough, perhaps interconnecting, encrypted, private networks can restore what we take for granted today. (A faster type of fidonet) Yes, one day I have a feeling I'm going to be telling my grandchildren how great the Internet was...
Leif, Jim, Scott, I've got a feature request for you guys. Can we implement an encryption system into your modem emulation software which can be activated from both an option in the software, and most importantly from a plain-text command during connection? We may need software like this soon...
Jeff
