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[DJ_Greg]

Originally Posted by cybersoil

Thank God (and the US government) for starting the Internet in the first place back in 1989, and "George Bush the 1st" for signing it over to public hands in 1992, the reason we could discover Alizee and the others.

First of all, the Internet existed well before 1989. Second of all, .

You don't really think the Internet is owned by the public, do you?

Originally Posted by DJ_Greg

First of all, the Internet existed well before 1989. Second of all, .

You don't really think the Internet is owned by the public, do you?

The Internet came into being in 1989, out of the ashes of ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) which began its existance in the late 1950's/ early 1960's as a response to the Soviet launching of Sputnik.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET

George Herbert Walker Bush (the 1st) signed over the responsibility of maintaining and ultimate control of the network to civilian hands in 1992, just before he was defeated in the Presidential election by Bill Clinton.

*The network gained a public face in the 1990s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet Don't confuse the Internet with WWW which began in 1991 or the Mosaic web browser in 1993. I still remember using Mosaic. Anyone remember the "Internet In A Box" software by Spry Software?

Oh yes, who can forget... Al Gore invented the Internet... or so he said he did.
http://resources.bravenet.com/audio_...ternet/listen/


-Cybersoil

[Spartan500]

yeah the internet started out as a way for sceintists to share information without taking long and it was with scientists all ove the world

[DJ_Greg]

Originally Posted by cybersoil

George Herbert Walker Bush (the 1st) signed over the responsibility of maintaining and ultimate control of the network to civilian hands in 1992, just before he was defeated in the Presidential election by Bill Clinton.

"Public" is NOT the same as "civilian." A small handful of private (as opposed to "public") corporations control the Internet.

[bt_bird_90]

Wikipedia isn't exactly the most concrete source in information.

Originally Posted by bt_bird_90

Wikipedia isn't exactly the most concrete source in information.

No, but I read about the history of the Interent back in College. Actually, no one really owns or controls the Internet (although they try) but there a few giant corporations (like DJ Greg said) that own the backbone(s).

[DJ_Greg]

Wikipedia isn't exactly the most concrete source in information.

Yeah, Wikipedia shouldn't be read as the definitive source on anything, but it is an interesting place to go for lots of general information. They do a pretty good job of moderating the articles, checking for facts and bias, but as with any kinda of "wiki," you can't be entirely sure. As with any other Internet source, Wikipedia should always be cross-referenced with another, more reputable source. (But for purposes of message board discussions, that's just not practical).

Originally Posted by cybersoil

No, but I read about the history of the Interent back in College. Actually, no one really owns or controls the Internet (although they try) but there a few giant corporations (like DJ Greg said) that own the backbone(s).

To build on that...most of the "control" with the Internet is on the access-side. Obviously, we all have to pay money to gain access, and that has a huge impact on who gets to utilize the service. Contrary to popular belief, most homes in the world do NOT have Internet access. Widespread access is a largely middle- and upper-class phenomenon, mostly limited to Western nations.

There have been some attempts to control content, as well...this is why so many people are up-in-arms over "net neutrality." It's actually a very important issue.

I agree with you but give those assholes time and they'll do their best to try and squeeze every penny out of us that they can.

-Cybersoil.