KIS ASS
wbenton at NWS.MEMOREX.CO.JP wbenton at NWS.MEMOREX.CO.JP
Mon Feb 2 06:06:32 CET 1998
The Internet is the only truely nationally boundless thing in the world. What the US Gov. is trying to do is to bind it. As it crosses international borders, the US has no right WHATSOEVER to try and contain it. They can withdraw their monies and support for it, but they should not be allowed to control it. Instead, they should work with various consortiums all over the world to come up with rules and policies that all should abide by and find some way to enforce those who do not abide by those rules, but as the internet crosses numerous borders, gaining the proper consensus (if there is such a thing) will be difficult. Governments are only good at wasting taxpayers' money, white-washing the press and recently harassing women (oops... sorry, just had to put that in...) and should not be allowed to control the Internet. Anything the US Govt. would try to do would end up placing borders on the internet within the US alone, but would have no effect elsewhere in the world. The Internet currently works, and pretty damn well I think. If anybody is to reign over the internet, it should be made via a voting system by the users, for the users and with the users of that same Internet, not by any government. The government has no controls over whom my company's President will be and neither should they try to decide who will head up the Internet as the internet is a large conglamorate of multi-national corporations, individuals, societies, and consortiums, similar to my own company. If the Govt. doesn't like what they see, then they should not use the Internet and instead, fund their own private project without the assistance of the Internet members/staff/corporations If they so desire. If you like it, use it; if not, then get the hell out; but don't try to control it. Sincerely, Walter Benton ___________________________________ 返信 _______________________________________ 件名: Re: KIS ASS 送信者: Bob Allisat <bob at wtv.net> at &NWS-Internet 日付: 98/02/02 12:32 Tony wrote: >Until yesterday, no-one had challenged Jon Postel's authority to do what >he thought was best with regard to the roots, because he has earned the >respect of those operators. Over the last two years EVERYONE has ripped Postel's authority to shreds. And the pitiful respect of ten guys and a handful of IETF stiffs is irrelevant. Postel is deposed. What remains is to install the next regime. One which must be broad based and democratic. If any of you imagine what occured in the past was even remotely democratic you are deluding yourselves. TeleVirtually Yours, Bob Allisat http://www.wtv.net -------- Logged at Fri Feb 6 13:08:40 MET 1998 ---------
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