[1109] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
The CIX and collectively owning the backbone
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Martin L. Schoffstall)
Sat Aug 3 00:18:46 1991
Date: Sat, 03 Aug 91 00:02:14 -0400
To: com-priv@psi.com
From: "Martin L. Schoffstall" <schoff@mail.psi.net>
Reply-To: schoff@psi.com
In the initial announcement of the CIX Association there was an
invitation to national and international internetworking providers to
join the CIX Association and hence the CIX and CIXNet. This invitation
is very real.
CIX/CIXNet is a step on a path towards joint ownership of what is
classically called "the backbone" though the concept of a single
"backbone" has been dead for almost two years - much to the chagrin of some.
The goal is direct control of the policies and the future of a backbone
by the users through actual membership and votes. While this is not a
novel approach - it is different than what we have had in the past and
what is being proposed by others.
I have seen this mentioned in a few policy papers, it has never
developed in various discussions - it is now here.
Come and Join.
Marty
