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bbwax
thanks for the links. hopefully everyone here will at least sign the petition, it's easy.
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Jetsom
Hmm petition seems to be for US/Can only, no?
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cbit
yes i think its aimed at us/can people, though it looks like anyone can sign
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flies
from my letter to my senator:
"The ability of individuals to share information cheaply, across large distances, to large audiences, is at risk. This ability is vital to the continued existence of an informed public, which is at the foundation of a functional democracy.
Save the internet! Save democracy! Protect Net Neutrality!"
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astroid
so typical, let the public front the cost for r&d, and then step in and shut the gates.
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mux
two important parts to consider:
from the perspective of a decade-long veteran internetwork adminstrator, net neutrality is *bad*. it was never *intended* to be neutral, it just happened to work out that way because everyone played nicely. now look at the internet: over 80% of all internet traffic right now is bittorrent data!! that simply should not have the same priority as voip or realtime video traffic. the people that wrote the rfc's knew this would happen, that's why they added QOS in the first place.
now, on that note, QOS should be based on what traffic has priority, and that priority shouldn't be who has paid more money. So, in this right, people saying "SAVE NET NEUTRALITY" should consider that both sides have equally valid views.
second point: no online petition has ever influenced anyone. ever. period. there's no way to prove anyone signed it, and it carries absolutely zero weight with politicians, corporations or the media. "sign" it if it makes you feel better, but for fuck's sake, stop forwarding them around already.
