On Thu, 15 Feb 2001 04:48:08 +0200, Or Botton wrote:
> Now, here's something intresting: Nearly all the "dot com" companies
> have been almost totally crashed. The 'dream' is over, or etleast
> entered a long winter sleep. My guess is that the internet is going
> to change its face again. Commercial services are still going to
> play a big part in it, thats no doubt. But I dont think that its
> going to be as before... since the dot com buisness is starting to
> loose the huge influence it had so far, I think that a rather 'new'
> power is going to take atleast a piece of the helm.
> I call it "The Open Source community", but I dont really refer
> to open source software. Basicly i'm talking about services that
> will be provided for free, or a small charge, yet still not commercial
> in nature. The best old and existing example I can think of is
> the IRC networks: They are there. We dont pay them, and infact - no
> one does. They are there because of the good will of their operators.
> Its a public service from the public, to the public. Basicly I think
> that etleast part of the internet is now going to go on in this
> direction - You could say that the internet is going back to the hands
> of its users. It never really left our control - we've just let it
> slip abit. :)
> Dont you think so?
Yes,yes,and no. ;-)
Yes, I agree that a "new" power is going to into play at the helm of
the internet. I don't have to know what it is, or will be, it's just
inevitable.
Yes, there is a slight chance that the internet can return to serve
it's originators, and without disturbing its "commercial" aspect.
But NO, it DID leave our control. We didn't let it slip.
It was yanked away when we weren't looking. <G>
- Clarence Verge
- Still using Arachne V1.62 ....
