[9312] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: what has NSF done to follow congressional AUP mandate?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dick St.Peters)
Tue Dec 28 20:10:53 1993
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 93 20:05:21 EST
From: stpeters@spare-parts.crd.ge.com (Dick St.Peters)
To: cook@path.net
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
Reply-To: <stpeters@dawn.crd.ge.com>
> infrastructure. As this Committee knows, a relaxed AUP is important to make
> more information resources available on the network. Only through the
> elimination of restrictive "Acceptable Use Policies" will the network services
> supported by the National Science Foundation realize the goals outlined in
> High Performance Computing Act of 1991. **Now, this Committee should ask why
> the NSF has not yet acted to finally eliminate this rule.**"
>
> Now Steve I'd say that's pretty direct language. The new legisaltion said
> something like: *any* use that furthers the NSFnet's ability to support the
> general goals of R&E is acceptable.
Gordon, why is it that you can quote Kapor's testimony exactly but can
only say the law said "something like ..." ? The obvious implication
is that the law's language isn't direct and clear enough for you.
It doesn't matter how direct the language of Kapor's testimony is; it
doesn't have the force of law. If you're basing your post on the law,
quote the law. If you're basing it on Kapor's opinion, don't try to
pretend it's the law.
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Dick St.Peters
GE Corporate R&D, Schenectady, NY stpeters@dawn.crd.ge.com
