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Hah - that sounds about right.

If he knew anything about the history of the internet and darpa, he would know why an open standard like TCP/IP was created - because prior to that, each vendor had its own communication protocol, so company A's computers couldn't communicate with company B's computers.

So instead of saying "gee, everyone has to adapt to company A's standards", they created a new, open standard to write to.

And by doing that, it created one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century.

I guess that is what he is opposed to- progress. Everything must advance according to the plans of microsoft.

51 posted on 09/29/2005 9:25:54 PM PDT by flashbunny (Do you believe in the Constitution only until it keeps the government from doing what you want?)

If he knew anything about the history of the internet and darpa, he would know why an open standard like TCP/IP was created

TCP/IP was created by the US federal government. This proposed format is a slight change from an obscure vendor's format, nothing else, your attempted comparison between it and TCP/IP is ridiculous, and shows how absurd your reasoning is. Your constant shrieks don't help your cause much either, LOL.