The _only_ issue that I as a network administrator feel cannot be handled most effectively by private enterprise and individuals is that of network ownership. The current large-ISP trend is alarming in that it undermines the dynamic and free nature of the internet at large. Large ISPs mean larger pipes, fewer nodes, fewer owners of fiber backbones. This increases vulnerability to both private and government [ahCarnivorhem]] maliciousness, increases the potential for deliberate corporated mahem (anyone forget about the MAPS vs. ORBS DoS via AboveNet?), and cripples the effectiveness of anonymous publishing schemes such as FreeNet. Sadly, due to the current lack of respect by ISPs and government for individual rights, such schemes (even less sophisticated distributed file sharing systems such as Kaza/Morpheus) represent a last resort for truely free online publishing.
Just make sure AOL/TW doesn't end up as my upstream, alright?
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The _only_ issue that I as a network administrator feel cannot be handled most effectively by private enterprise and individuals is that of network ownership. The current large-ISP trend is alarming in that it undermines the dynamic and free nature of the internet at large. Large ISPs mean larger pipes, fewer nodes, fewer owners of fiber backbones. This increases vulnerability to both private and government [ahCarnivorhem]] maliciousness, increases the potential for deliberate corporated mahem (anyone forget about the MAPS vs. ORBS DoS via AboveNet?), and cripples the effectiveness of anonymous publishing schemes such as FreeNet. Sadly, due to the current lack of respect by ISPs and government for individual rights, such schemes (even less sophisticated distributed file sharing systems such as Kaza/Morpheus) represent a last resort for truely free online publishing. Just make sure AOL/TW doesn't end up as my upstream, alright?