inline Tom Petch From: "Kevin Loch" <kloch@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <nanog@xxxxxxxxx>; <ietf@xxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 10:09 PM Subject: Re: FW: Why? > > As you know, the value of a network is roughly proportional to > the square of the participants. The value of a network can depend on what is on it, not how many or who. One useful (http/ftp/...) server can make a network worth accessing, worth paying for. Even if there was noone else on this Internet, even if I never wanted to e-mail anyone or anything, there are servers worth paying to access. I saw the Internet explode in the 1990s because of web servers, not because n**2 people could now talk to each other, so I think this a general point.. By contrast, IPv6, like 3G mobile, has nothing worth getting access to; they are just bits of technology with no applications worth accessing. Have a look at models of the adoption of technology. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf