[142331] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Yup; the Internet is screwed up.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu)
Wed Jun 22 17:10:09 2011
To: Erik Amundson <Erik.Amundson@oati.net>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:52:17 CDT."
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From: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:08:32 -0400
Cc: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
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On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:52:17 CDT, Erik Amundson said:
> I agree, the whole use of the terms 'need' and 'want' in this conversation
> are ridiculous. It's the Internet. The entire thing isn't a 'need'. It's
> not like life support or something that will cause loss of life if it isn't
> there.
If you're using e-mail and other communication technology to organize a regime
change as is currently ongoing in the Middle East, the lack of it *can* cause
loss of life if somebody literally doesn't get the memo.
(Don't start in on the whole "it shouldn't be used for life-critical
applications" unless you (a) are currently *in* one of the affected countries
and (b) have a better *viable*, *deployable* suggestion for the populace. :)
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