[9329] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: The annointed
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Piscitello (Core Competence))
Wed Dec 29 16:02:30 1993
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 93 16:00:52 -0500
From: David Piscitello (Core Competence) <wk04464@worldlink.com>
To: Peter Deutsch <peterd@bunyip.com>
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
[ Dave Piscitello wrote: ]
> Those that are proposing to sell Internet in a box are *not* bringing
> anything to the net. All the stuff we now take for granted as free -datbases
> from universities, gophers, Wais, etc., were built by people who reap no
> financial return of any consequence - unless there are some Internet
> millionaires out there that I don't know about
Having said that, I'm actually writing because I have to
take some exception with Dave's remark that "All the
stuff...were built by people who reap no financial return
of any consequence".
Peter,
You've taken exception to Barry's statement, not mine.
Sorry, my indentations defy Internet conventions,
but such are the limitations of mail user agent
software offered to those who purchase
inexpensive internet access:-)
My comment (reply) was:
> I can't speak for all the folks who built databases or
> the protocols they operate over, but I think some of
> us did it as much for the fun, stimulation, and
> satisfaction as the money. We all reaped something,
> and I don't begrudge millionaires be they of the
> Internet or other "culture"
