On 04/04/05, Gadi Evron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Most people won't care about their "freedom" if they can do whatever
> they want by asking for it. Most users want Web, Mail and IM. Three
> things. How are any of these guys who could easily get their privileges
> (and your responsibilities) back again even going to guess that some big
> right is being taken away? They have complete freedom and x9000 more
> safety. They can even sign a paper stating exactly that.
>
> So, costs savings on bandwidth and support. Less net abuse. Ouch - less
> demand on AV sales? Run the numbers people.
Problem is, this conversation is mostly taking place amongst
geeks -- and most of us geeks /do/ want open access. So the gut
reaction is "oh shit, I won't be able to run my personal mail
server at home anymore!" even though the consumers of consumer-
grade services don't know how to do that, and don't care.
--
J.D. Falk uncertainty is only a virtue
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