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Father of Internet Warns Against Net Neutrality

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the my-two-dads dept.

An anonymous reader writes "At a recent talk at the Computer History Museum Robert Kahn, co-inventor of TCP/IP, warned against net neutrality legislation that could hinder experimentation and innovation. Calling 'net neutrality' a slogan, Khan also cautioned against 'dogmatic views of network architecture.' A video of the talk is also available."

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  1. Re:Confused by LordEd · · Score: 4, Funny

    Either way, by supporting net neutrality, you will likely incur his wrath.

  2. Man by malkir · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fuck the internet, I'm going back to throwing rocks with notes attached.

  3. new markets for tunnels by hotrodman · · Score: 3, Funny


        I wonder, if net neutrality falls apart, and we end up with people charging more for high-speed pipes to certain places, will that generate a big boom in building VPN/GRE/IP tunnels to attempt to work around it? If so, that could become a very lucrative business for Cisco or any other tunnel-equipment maker/provider. Hmmm..makes me wonder if there is a new conspiracy about to brew....
        - E

  4. Re:Let's get this out of the way... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    KHAAAN!

    If I were you I wouldn't trust what this guy has to say.

  5. well by User+956 · · Score: 4, Funny

    At a recent talk at the Computer History Museum Robert Kahn, co-inventor of TCP/IP, warned against net neutrality legislation that could hinder experimentation and innovation.

    Well, as a genetically engineered superhuman, you might want to listen to him. He's a lot smarter than you.

    --
    The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
  6. (Or maybe we should call Maury...) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    "Father of the Internet"?!? ... what about the...everyone else who co-invented a piece of technology that enabled the existence of the internet?
    They're all fathers, too! The Internet is really just the result of a nerdy bukkake session gone horribly wrong.
  7. Other Warnings by Mignon · · Score: 2, Funny

    And the mother of the internet warns that the internet better get this room cleaned up and that trash taken out before its father gets home, young man.

  8. Khan!!!! by januth · · Score: 2, Funny

    You've killed my Internet, you Klingon bastard!

  9. Re:I don't get it... by jez9999 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now you fly out to a city; you immediately get stopped because you need to pay for the roads and streets even if you are not native to that city. Now you are told you have to walk slower because your friend that you came to visit didn't pay extra for your trip.

    You've been to New York too?

    --
    == Jez ==
    Do you miss Firefox? Try Pale Moon.
  10. Re:Another question by Leibel · · Score: 2, Funny

    Governments, like it or not, are in the best position to provide certain services like ... sewage

    I think you mean sewerage, although I agree with what you've said :)