Lectures notes for 2010 - KTH

Power of the Internet (chaos)
‘“Historically, the Internet has been an environment in which to
experiment. There have been a few basic rules. The most important
is the standard for IP and TCP.
The are other important standards for promulgating routing
information and the like, but the real power of the Internet idea is that
there are not mandidated stanards for what can run over the ‘Net.
Anyone who adheres to TCP/IP standards can create applications
and run them without getting anyone’s permission. No ISP even has
to know you are experimenting (or playing, which is also OK). This
freedom produces unpredictable results. New industries can be
created almost overnight and existing industries severely affected.
…”
-- Scott O. Bradner, “The Importance of Being a Dynamist”,
Network World, December 13, 1999, p. 48 (www.nwfusion.com)
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