[2466] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Billing philosophy, World, and user studies
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jack Haverty)
Mon Mar 2 13:41:20 1992
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 92 09:25:20 PST
From: Jack Haverty <jhaverty@us.oracle.com>
To: scs@lokkur.dexter.mi.us
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: Steve Simmons's message of Sat, 29 Feb 92 20:38:39 EST <9203010138.AA16543@lokkur>
"...A clear example where metered service has made this user a more
efficient consumer of resources...."
If we could only figure out how to make resources free, or at least flat rate,
for research/academic activities, while at the same time have researchers who
naturally consider efficiency as part of the system requirements, and produce
technology that is not only fast, but reliable and efficient....
Jack
