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On Wed, 10 May 1995, Don Taylor wrote:

> At 03:06 PM 5/9/95 -0400, Rex Ballard wrote:
> >When, where,...
> Oct 4-6 in Norfolk VA.  Details are at http://www.ip.net/home.html or
> http://www.ip.net/i95/. I alo distributed an announcement back on Apr 22.

> "Promoting possibility" could mean so many things. I gues the safest one is
> something akin to "encouraging opportunity". If not you'll have to explain.
Yes, that is a good term.

> >The only potential "nightmare" might be the potential holocaust of a 
> >company like Microsoft or a Cartel that would establish compulsary 
> >participation in the internet while taking over 60% of your income (40% 
> >taxes and 10% for Microsoft and the Billy Bank and Insurance company).
> >
> >The only way they could maintain such a control would be the persecution 
> >of all engineers who refused to sign the "Universal non-disclosure 
> >agreement" which gives Microsoft automatic ownership of all intellectual 
> >property rights in consideration for $1 to the signator.

> Well, now there you go with your BillyBombasting. Maybe we can bill (pun)
> you as the Rush Limbaugh of Internet Marketing . No insult intended.
It really isn't Microsoft per se that I'm worried about, but rather the
spectere of any single entity, controlled by 1 person, gaining a monopoly 
control of the communication, privacy, and finances of 2 billion people.
That man (or woman) would literally rule the world.

> That does raise another possible topic though, perhaps just as controversial
> and more realistic: within the same time frame, we have Internet Inc. -
> organized, responsible, regulated. 
Ironically, regulation is probably the worst thing that could happen to 
the internet.  The only significant regulation so far is the restrictions 
on encryption.  The result of that regulation has prevented the commercial
sector from using and supporting it.  It is practically an admission that
"big brother has been watching" since 1984 (actually way before that).

> Perhaps I should host a relatively brief discussion of alternative topics? I
> don't want to take too long before "settling into" the topic, but I do want
> to get a little concensus going before we call it a lock.

> I presume all this means:
> 
>     a.  You're interested.
		Yes I am interested!

>     b.  You don't know if you're available.
		Nothing on my calendar, I'll have to get approval.

>     c.  You want to play the side of "it can never happen here".
		Yes, with the possible points from above.

>     d.  You agree to be controversial.
		Aren't I always?

>     e.  You'll correct me if I'm wrong.

> Hope to hear from you again soon on this matter.

>     Don


Rex Ballard
Phone: 212-208-8824 (work)
Fax: 212-208-0032


From rballard@cnj.digex.net Thu May 11 21:38:07 1995