On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:26:44 -0700 Jon Jennings got an infinite number of monkeys to type out:
> Whilst I hate to see the US trying to exert political control over > another world-wide resource, the idea of the UN controlling it is not > much more palatable. And heaven forbid that it should fall under the > EU's remit - although it seems that any argument which suggests the US > shouldn't control it, simultaneously suggests that the EU shouldn't > control it either. No one entity should control the 'Net, of course. That's why I think this ORSN looks like a good idea, from what I've read. It sounds like they are largely independent of any government control, perhaps an 'Open Source Internet'? In the end, no one really *can* control the 'Net or shut it down or break it or whatever. Anytime someone has attempted anything of the sort, they have failed miserably, most notably China, despite help with censoring and tracking software from a US corporation called 'Microsoft' ;-) -- JoeHill / RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ya know they murdered X And tried to blame it on Islam He turned the power to the have-nots And then came the shot -- Rage Against the Machine
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