On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, mark seery wrote: > Trust model > ========= > > Inherent in Eric's problem statement is the notion that end systems have > the ability to impact the experience other Internet users have. Whether > this is the result of an historical trust model, where people using the > Internet were assumed to a) have clue and b) be acting in the best > interests of the community, or whether this is the result of other > community values, this diserves comment/debate, IMHO. I've noticed that the people who claim to have the most clue, frequently don't, and the people who claim most to be acting in the interests of the community, aren't. Clue has to do with being right, and time always reveals who and what is right. It is not always immediately apparent who is right. But the one with the "clue" will be shown to have been right later on. Community has to do with democratic, common interests. It is always interesting that the people who are most shrill about "the interests community" often want to exclude most of the community from the decision. Therein lies the problem. --Dean