[geeks] the end of the internet as we know it.

Phil Stracchino alaric at metrocast.net
Tue Aug 4 12:28:32 CDT 2009


Lionel Peterson wrote:
> That would likely not fly around here - that would restrict homeless
> people from the "Information Superhighway," and that is bad.
> 
> Also, think of the poorly documented "visitors" here in America, they
> have a "right" to access those library resources without proving their
> residency...

Which is all stupidly shortsighted.  When everyone has a right to use
every service "for free", no-one will be able to afford to provide the
services.


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