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Re: [News] Study Reveals That Neutral Web Improves Service

  • Subject: Re: [News] Study Reveals That Neutral Web Improves Service
  • From: Jim Richardson <warlock@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:34:08 -0800
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Erisian claw
  • References: <1392439.AS635vrTnt@schestowitz.com> <1u7bc4-tm7.ln1@dragon.myth> <1589148.hmH4unpmso@schestowitz.com>
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On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:10:28 +0000,
 Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> __/ [ Jim Richardson ] on Saturday 10 March 2007 17:53 \__
>
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>> On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 14:53:57 +0000,
>>  Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Study: Abandoning net neutrality discourages improvements in service
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| "In Japan and Korea, where there is net neutrality and much
>>>| greater competition among broadband providers than in the United
>>>| States, there are also higher broadband speeds," he said."
>>>| 
>>>| Tim Wu, a Columbia Law School professor who is credited with
>>>| popularizing the term 'network neutrality,' praised the study.
>>>| "Kenneth Cheng is doing important research on a topic that is
>>>| vital to the future of networking," he said.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://news.ufl.edu/2007/03/07/net-neutrality/
>>>
>>> Tiered Web impedes communication and exchange of free software, while
>>> empowering suppressive or wealthy companies. The Internet grew owing to
>>> its democratic nature. DRM (even censorship) is another limitation which
>>> is damaging to exchange of knowledge.
>> 
>> Roy, the Internet is very much *not* a democracy. Think about it.
>
> True, but it does give more peoeple a voice, I think. The barriers to entry
> are fairly low.
>

Agreed, but what does that have to do with democracy? :) 

It's much closer to a state of anarchy. I hope it stays that way.
Democracy is just the flipside of mob rule, 4 wolves and a sheep, voting
on what's for lunch. 

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-- 
Jim Richardson     http://www.eskimo.com/~warlock
"An american, is someone who thinks 200 years is a long time.
A european is someone who thinks 200 miles, is a long distance"

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