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Originally posted by mrmonsoon
the United States government last night conceded that it can no longer expect to maintain its position as the ultimate authority over the internet."
Originally posted by Blaine91555
I think this is much more sinister than it seems. This is laying the groundwork for local control which would be a “Freedom of Speech” disaster. Imagine having to pay by the minute to do research or talk on boards like this one. Follow the money. You won’t like where it leads.
This could also be a way around US laws making it far easier to monitor internet activity. International Organizations are harder to control and monitor. A “non-profit” organization can pretty much do whatever it wants without answering to anyone. It has all the advantages of a business without the regulation.
I’d say enjoy this wonderful thing we call the internet now while we still can because the end of it can’t be far away.
Originally posted by craig732
Originally posted by mrmonsoon
the United States government last night conceded that it can no longer expect to maintain its position as the ultimate authority over the internet."
Um, did I miss something?
When did the United States become the ultimate authority over the internet in the first place?
Originally posted by zren
Wireless still means it has to connect to a point from where it gets distributed to others...
Max range for Home Reciever/Transmitters is around 100+ meters.
Originally posted by craig732
When did the United States become the ultimate authority over the internet in the first place?
Originally posted by apc
The Internet is old, bogged, bloated, congested, and grumpy. IPV6 didn't help much. The Internet 2, once fully developed, will blow this Internet away. It would be inefficient and wasteful for the US to continue control of the top level domain nameservers for the Internet while simultaneously managing the Internet 2.
Actually I've shot 802.11B (haven't messed with G yet) 5 miles easy... just have to have clear line of sight and appropriate antenna.
[edit on 27-7-2006 by apc]
Originally posted by sardion2000
Originally posted by craig732
Originally posted by mrmonsoon
the United States government last night conceded that it can no longer expect to maintain its position as the ultimate authority over the internet."
Um, did I miss something?
When did the United States become the ultimate authority over the internet in the first place?
Become? Try Always has been in living memory! The Internet was created as an uninteruptable communications tool in the event of a Nuclear War with the Soviets.
Meanwhile, over the course of the decade, the Internet successfully accommodated the majority of previously existing public computer networks (although some networks such as FidoNet have remained separate). This growth is often attributed to the lack of central administration, which allows organic growth of the network, as well as the non-proprietary open nature of the Internet protocols, which encourages vendor interoperability and prevents any one company from exerting too much control over the network.