A few responses to some of the remarks on my article posted on NNSquad,
for the mutual benefit and what-not.
Kevin McArthur wrote:
It is not the purpose of a network to determine the value of bits, nor
is it right to treat any bit as better than another. A text message
might be really
I'll respond to the comments on my reply.
I agree, Kevin, that as a matter of principle it's not the network's
job to determine the value of bits, but I disagree that all bits are
therefore of equal value. We all know that some information is more
valuable to us personally than other
Of Kevin McArthur
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 16:20
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Subject: [ NNSquad ] Re: Richard Bennett on Comcast and Fairness (from IP)
I'll respond to the comments on my reply.
I agree, Kevin, that as a matter of principle it's
Richard, another Trotskyite argument eh?
All government services, whether libraries, roads, or the internet must
take social concerns into account before pure market capitalism. What
you're proposing a system where not only can you buy a nicer car, but
you get to drive faster than everyone
Yeah, yeah, I know, The ability to encrypt data is insignificant
next to the power of ISP Force ...
Well Darth, uh, I mean Nick, it's not a matter a faith, it's
a matter of cause and effect and war without end.
Sure, ISPs and their cohorts could choose to deploy ever more
invasive
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Cc: nnsquad@nnsquad.org; Lauren Weinstein
Subject: [ NNSquad ] Re: Richard Bennett on Comcast and Fairness (from IP)
I'll respond to the comments on my reply.
I agree, Kevin, that as a matter of principle it's not the network's
job to determine the value of bits, but I disagree
Hi Lauren, where is the original source to this reply. I'd love to see
the full context that the author seems to be talking about.
[ Presumably the article of interest is:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/06/richard_bennett_comcastle/
-- Lauren Weinstein
NNSquad
