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From: "Richard J. Sexton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [IFWP] Computer science or the "market", government or
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"Richard J. Sexton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Ronda Hauben writes:
>>The Internet was not the "market" when it was born and it isn't
>>and won't be a "market now or in the future.
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>>It is a communication medium.
>So is a newspaper, and by Jesus look at the ads in that thing.
Is that what you wish as the model for the Internet?
There are those who lament what has happened to newspapers because
of the pollution from the advertising world. I have even seen
the same complaint from folks who had some hope for television.
But newspapers and tv aren't participatory mediums and the Internet and
Usenet are.
And that is to be understood as fundamentally different.
Sure it is possible to pollute and destroy the Internet and it does
seem that there are folks have no concern that that might happen
as long as they get their cut of the carcass. That's what vultures
are about and I didn't say that vultures don't exist with respect
to the Internet.
But there are also folks who understand the Internet as something
very special and are trying to do what they can to stop those
who are out to destroy it.
Ronda
