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The Ruby Ranch Internet Cooperative (RRIC) is one of the best-known member-owned ISPs around. It provides DSL service to the Ruby Ranch neighborhood in Summit County, Colorado. Carl Oppedahl, the RRIC "main man," has agreed to answer Slashdot questions about the possibilities and pitfalls of setting up something similar in other areas. Please read the RRIC FAQs before posting a question so that you don't ask something Carl has already answered a million times. Otherwise, the usual Slashdot interview rules apply: One question per post, we'll email Carl 10 of the highest-moderated questions, and post his answers as soon as he gets them back to us.
IIRC, the DSLAM and other relevant gear was stored in a barn. How do you keep the animals from messing with it?
Where does the school board find them and why do they keep sending them to ME?
Sorry, this is just too easy :)
Today, in a press release while traveling on Poland, the Pope has said that people should read the documenation before talking to God. "In my discussions with God, He has often complained about getting the same old questions" stated Pope John Paul. "He though he would get rid of this problem by publishing the bible, but it turns out that most people don't read it!"
The Catholic church will be working to counteract this problem by publishing common questions in the format popularized on the Internet: the FAQ. This will be published on the Church's website, and all people wishing to talk to God are encouraged to read it.
"I turns out God only has so much bandwidth" said one Cardinal who wished to be unidentified. "It's kinda like that co-op ISP in Colorado."
If TClevenger is the Terry Clevenger who worked at Litton Data Systems in the '80s, could you drop me an email at "sconeu@yahoo.com"?
Thanks.
Fascism starts when the efficiency of the government becomes more important than the rights of the people.