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Tim Berners-Lee on the Web

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the 20/20-hindsight dept.

notmyopinion writes "In a wide-ranging interview with the British Computer Society, Sir Tim Berners-Lee criticizes software patents, speaks out on US and ICANN control of the Internet, proposes browser security changes, and says he got domain names backwards in web addresses all those years ago."

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  1. Finally! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's about time he got on the web. I mean, it's like 15 years old. Everyone is on it these days.

  2. Re:JACK ASS by oberondarksoul · · Score: 5, Funny

    Be nice; he invented the medium you're using to flame him... ;)

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  3. Re:A true Brit. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    If you're going to use bookmarks, portals and search engines anyway, why not leverage them fully and make all names/identifiers collision-free cryptographic names. Trademark problem: solved permanently.


    In fact, every machine on the internet could be given a unique 32 bit number. Then you could connect to it using that number as the name. That would be awesome!
  4. Re:But how could you make a jingle out of ... by BluBrick · · Score: 5, Funny

    Perhaps so, but these guys might be able to sell their domain name for a big ol' crapload of research funding!

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