[10352] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Keynote/Boardwatch Internet Backbone Index A better te
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (J.D. Falk)
Sun Jun 29 17:15:42 1997
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 14:08:07 -0700
From: "J.D. Falk" <jdfalk@cybernothing.org>
To: Jack Rickard <jack.rickard@boardwatch.com>
Cc: markb@infi.net, nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <199706272248.2069600@boardwatch.com> [9706.27]
On Jun 27, Jack Rickard <jack.rickard@boardwatch.com> wrote:
> I probably don't agree that it is not a reliable way to draw conclusions
> about backbone performance. The index has drawn criticism because it
> points up winners and losers and that's about it. There is no way to do
> this without criticism, and indeed it should be part of the process.
If you had actually read some of the responses without having
made up your mind beforehand (which, as I recall from when I
was a journalism student, is a sure sign that your pretenses
of objectivity are lost), you might notice that both "winners"
and "losers" are pointing out the SAME flaws in the study.
Please go re-read the archives with a more open mind.
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