I am
1) A resident of GA (the state suing this guy).
2) A supporter of distributed.net
(http://stats.distributed.net/rc5-64/tmsummary.php3?team=865184487).
3) Someone who has installed the dist.net at work on several computers.
This guy did something wrong, the state/school overreacted. I think this
problem is more about the fact that the state/college don't understand
technology and resource usage more than anything else.
dist.net uses virtually zero bandwidth, depending on how it's configured it
typically only does 4 to 8 transfers a day, each very small in size. I'm
kinda confused as to where they are getting the 59 cents per second cost.
The freemcowen.com site talks about it being based on something to do with
email, but dnetc doesn't use email for transmissions.
Consider this... IF this case "goes all the way", should anyone on the
network be allowed to instal and use AIM? I would say AIM probably uses
more bandwidth than dnetc, and assuming it's not specifically permitted for
use, shouldn't all those using it on their computers be sued? Maybe half a
mil each for them too?
Of course, that's a totally insane idea and should be handled in another
way. This, IMHO, is too.
-Cameron
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Cameron Childress
elliptIQ Inc.
p.770.460.7277.232
f.770.460.0963
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 11:06 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: More net insanity
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> Just read about this in my local newspaper (Newsday)
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> http://www.freemcowen.com/
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