[CS-FSLUG] End of the Net (again)?

[Josiah Ritchie]

On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 2:14 AM, Nathan T. <celerate at gmail.com> wrote:
> Does anyone else think that something might just come along to replace
> the internet. After all, technically the earliest internet access was
> done by dialling a phone number into a modem and communicating with a
> computer at the other end. I know that the major phone and cable
> companies right now also are or control the ISPs, but there are other
> methods such as linking together wireless routers into a unified network
> and then somehow linking those across cities. Of course whatever comes
> around to replace the internet if it's a volunteer lead project will be
> slow and unreliable, but I'd be more than interested in the potential
> outcome of such a project.

Yeah, I definitely see it as a possibility. Ed was referring to this
when he spoke of the BBS network. Previous implementations of this
sort of thing were limited to very, very, very few people who were
knowledgeable about the tech required. Seems like those willing to
figure out how to do it are becoming increasingly numerous. People
have the taste in their mouth for the power of information now. Just
the same, it would be a significantly difficult thing to maintain and
organize.

JSR/

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