I figured out a humorous way to explain the importance of my "not all unlicensed is Wi-Fi" crusade:
Imagine, as if in a nightmare... First, the innovative new movie business, an offshoot of the entertainment business, gives us the talented actor Henry Fonda. Known as a craftsman in a young field, his work was respected and followed by a core group. A generation later we get Jane and Peter. There's Jane. Not especially talented, but with looks and that mouth, she gets lots of flashy attention. We start to see Jane in places maybe an actor does not belong, like political rallies and war zones. Jane is everywhere. Before too long, Jane, because of her visibility, begins to be given credit for the acting work of her brother Peter. Imagine that, a generation later, even the work of Peter's daughter Bridget gets routinely mistakenly ascribed to Jane. Soon all we hear is Jane everyone. Wow! Did you hear what "Jane" is doing now? Everyone supports "Jane." Amazingly, "Jane" becomes synonymous with acting. She even marries into big media! Eventually, only a small group of film enthusiasts even understand the truth that "Jane" is actually just a one part of the total Fonda legacy. Meanwhile, as a result of the all the misplaced acclaim, imagine that laws are made saying all movies must star "Jane." Politicians, press and industry all engage in self-congratulation for their wisdom and vision. Before long, the other later generation Fondas (actually doing the real work, but getting no credit) fall into obscurity and go broke, their innovation and talent lost forever. Movies, errantly putting the genuinely limited Jane (now getting a bit long in the tooth as well) in every film regardless of the role, begin to flop. Inevitably, the world says, "why were we so excited about this 'Jane'? I thought everyone said she go do this role. This is awful. Jane was all hype. Jane really disappointed us." Poor Jane. Good at what she really did, but squeezed into roles she simply could not fulfill by a rising tide that did not understand the truth. Along comes the legacy competing entertainment medium of live stage interests, "We have been here many years before Jane. We knew she was would let you down and flop. Don't worry, forget about Jane. Help us build more live stages. With government support, we promise to meet your needs..." The end For those who still don't get it: the entertainment business = communications policy the movie business = unlicensed spectrum policy Henry Fonda = the first 802.11 Peter Fonda = the first unlicensed wireless broadband systems Jane Fonda = Wi-Fi Bridget Fonda = later generation advanced unlicensed systems Live stage interests = wireline industry Please help prevent the nightmare. Kind regards, Patrick Leary -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
