[21433] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Is it time for an disruption analysis working group for the Internet?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jay R. Ashworth)
Sat Nov 14 11:52:52 1998
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 11:23:06 -0500
From: "Jay R. Ashworth" <jra@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <981112024858.19403@SDG.DRA.COM>; from Sean Donelan <SEAN@SDG.DRA.COM> on Thu, Nov 12, 1998 at 02:48:58AM -0600
On Thu, Nov 12, 1998 at 02:48:58AM -0600, Sean Donelan wrote:
> Craig, Randy, Jhawk stop reading here-----------------------------------
<chuckle>
> On the other hand, suppose instead of being very hard to reach I suddenly
> started returning reporters' phone calls promptly and telling them about
> this great idea I have to improve the reliability of the Internet.
> Eventually one will write a story about it, and maybe even get some
> decent coverage. How high up do I have to shoot in order to get your
> CEO's attention? Does it have to be the front page of the New York Times?
>
> Would that change the answer to the question above?
Yup.
Battle by press is a dicey game at best; you have to make _certain_
your press contact is knowledgeable enough to make the right points the
right way. We _do_, however, have several participants here who seem
to have a clue, who also have ink. I'm thinking of one in particular
who writes a column for InternetWorld (week?). Although it's not
"mainstream" business press, those folks _do_ read the trades, too...
We're becoming a utility, folks; it's time to act that way. It seems
to me that there's a niche market here for anyone with the capital and
inclination. _All_ of the net doesn't have to be high-availability, as
long as the HA section replicates the right things.
Decentralization doesn't require anyone's permission. And if we can't
survive a backhoe, how in _hell_ will we survive a pissed off Saddam
tossing nuclear SCUDs?
Cheers,
-- jra
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