Subject: Re: Big Temporary Networks Date: Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 01:03:00PM -0700 Quoting Jo Rhett ([email protected]): > On Sep 13, 2012, at 7:29 AM, Jay Ashworth wrote: > > I'm talking to the people who will probably be, in 2015, running the first > > Worldcon I can practically drive to, in Orlando, at -- I think -- the Disney > > World Resort. I've told them how critical the issue is for this market; > > they, > > predictably, replied "We look forward to your patch". :-} > > So I just want to point out that this is an utterly irrelevant topic. > Worldcon is full to the brim with really smart people who can build good > networks, but in every place large enough to host a Worldcon the owners of > the building make money selling Internet access and don't want competition. > The very best we've been able to do was create an Internet Lounge with good > connectivity, and even that isn't acceptable at most locations. All the IETF and RIPE meetings I've been to have had excellent custom networks. How come?
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