[163] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: NSF censoring sites around the Internet
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (steve@cise.nsf.gov)
Wed Nov 14 14:02:28 1990
To: Dan Schlitt <dan@sci.ccny.cuny.edu>
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 90 13:37:22 EST
From: steve@cise.nsf.gov
> What if there aren't enough stamps at an institution to buy a connection and
> the administration chooses not to provide the extra money -- real money.
I dunno. Maybe the institution applies to NSF for more stamps and submits to
the peer review process?
> Can I trade my stamps to another grantee who wants networking for bits of
> equipment?
I can see arguments both ways; the purist answer is "Why not?"
> The vendor will exchange the stamps for real money at a rate set by the
> government. Who will determine that the grantee is getting full value?
That's not a worry if the marketplace is competitive.
-s
