On Wed, 28 Nov 2018 at 11:29, Scott Weeks <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > --- [email protected] wrote: > From: Paul Wilkins <[email protected]> > > I do think (and it's not a generally popular position) that > the internet does need to, and is going to be, regulated. > ---------------------------------------------------- > > > No. Absolutely does not need to be and cannot be anyway, > unless you do a China. Maybe this is what they're jealous > of? Total control over the media and all information. > Like, you know, the Dark Ages... >
I agree. I wonder what Paul specifically thinks needs to be regulated. If it is a general view, rather than a specific one, then Paul has authoritarian beliefs (in other words, just the idea that somebody can do something without first seeking and being given permission is an anathema). The fundamental and most significant benefit of the Internet has been that its architecture has permitted permissionless innovation, through application protocol transparency in the network. To deploy a new application or service over the Internet, you do not have to seek permission of a telco for them to carry your traffic. IPv4 NATs have significantly limited the Internet's transparency, which is why people have been creating an ad hoc and more transparent virtual overlay network over the Internet using UDP - "UDP over IPv4 – a stepping stone to IPv6?" - https://blog.apnic.net/2017/03/24/udp-ipv4-stepping-stone-ipv6/ . Regards, Mark. > scott > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AusNOG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog > > > > > _______________________________________________ > AusNOG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog > > > _______________________________________________ > AusNOG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog _______________________________________________ AusNOG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog
