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Net Pioneers Say Open Internet Should Be Separate

angry tapir writes "The US Federal Communications Commission should allow for an open Internet separate from specialized services that may prioritize IP traffic, a group of Internet and technology pioneers has recommended. The document, filed in response to an FCC request for public comments on proposed network neutrality rules, steers clear of recommending what rules should apply to the open Internet. Among the tech experts signing the document are Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple; Bruce Perens, founder of the open-source software movement; Clay Shirky, an author and lecturer at New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program; and David Reed, a contributor to the development of TCP/IP and an adjunct professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab."

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  1. Proposition by decipher_saint · · Score: 4, Funny

    I propose we make a new internet, except with blackjack and hookers! Oh...

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  2. Re:Fence Sitting by santax · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's a lie sir. My niece called me today and assured me 'we' are a little pregnant. So it is possible.

  3. Re:Internet2 was great for academia.. by DarkOx · · Score: 3, Funny

    Kwh is not the dumbest unit ever. Edison started selling electricity in Horsepower/hours.

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    Repeal the 17th Amendment TODAY! Also Please Read http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html
  4. Re:Bruce Perens, founder of the open-source softwa by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 4, Funny

    You mean you were expecting the usual crowd of horse's asses on Slashdot and suddenly there's the horse's mouth :-)