The Net has been so creative and explosive in part because the government didn't know enough about it to mess it up. That's a dangerous precedent to change.
Err... I would say that the exact opposite is true. What about ARPANet, NCSA Mosaic and CERN?
Oh, and being an employee of a large corporation, it's interesting how you blame them for being in it "just for the money".
It's all money for THEM, ain't it?
This reflects two pressure groups on the administration: the various law enforcement agencies and the IT industry. Whoever eventually wins, it's certain that the best interests of the world's citizens are not the top priority.
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Err... I would say that the exact opposite is true. What about ARPANet, NCSA Mosaic and CERN?
Oh, and being an employee of a large corporation, it's interesting how you blame them for being in it "just for the money".
It's all money for THEM, ain't it?
So what, NASA is working with them just out of pity?
Those damn Russians...
This reflects two pressure groups on the administration: the various law enforcement agencies and the IT industry. Whoever eventually wins, it's certain that the best interests of the world's citizens are not the top priority.