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by 1letterunixname 1146 days ago
Have you seen John Gilmore's website?
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John Gilmore's done more for the Internet than I ever could. I'm sure he's got a deeply philosophical, if not cogent reason for why http://www.toad.com/gnu/ is served over HTTP, but more than that, he's John Gilmore and his work speaks for itself. Dick Morrell, aka CloudGuy has no such chops. He's name dropped three unrelated government agencies and a car maker as a reason that his (dubious) claims should be respected, but, well, he's no John Gilmore.
I don't presume to characterize or compare the reputations of people I don't know personally, so wouldn't it be a bit arrogant to do such?