[2630] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: The AUP, Common Sense, and the Emperor's Clothes
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (peter@goshawk.lanl.gov)
Tue Mar 24 12:40:39 1992
To: cook@tmn.com (Gordon Cook)
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: Your message of Mon, 23 Mar 92 20:58:05 -0500.
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 92 10:38:25 MST
From: peter@goshawk.lanl.gov
Would anyone care to write down a cost/benefit analysis of dropping the
NSF AUP? I am sure there are many pros and at least some cons to such
an action. It might also help if people were to analyze the net result
of such an action.
In light of the emperor's clothes argument, is the real question?:
a) There should be no emperor, just a king, or a baron, or
a ...
b) The emperor/empress should be wearing a 3 piece dress suit, or a
or a casual dress or a pair of stubbies and
heading for the gold coast ...
cheers,
peter
