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GENI To Replace Internet, Gets $12M Funding

Postglobalism writes "A massive project to redesign and rebuild the Internet from scratch is inching along with $12 million in government funding and donations of network capacity by two major research organizations. Many researchers want to rethink the Internet's underlying architecture, saying a 'clean-slate' approach is the only way to truly address security and other challenges that have cropped up since the Internet's birth in 1969."

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  1. Re:Ok I understand the problems of our current set by doti · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    That's a great economic idea!

    No, it's not.
    Without poor people, there will be no riches, as they depend on exploiting the poor.

    Oh wait, maybe it is a good idea after all..

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