Then modify the underlying OS to accommodate it.



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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions

Midwest Internet Exchange

The Brothers WISP


From: "Michael Thomas" <mike@mtcc.com>
To: nanog@nanog.org
Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 8:53:38 AM
Subject: Re: NDAA passed: Internet and Online Streaming Services Emergency Alert Study


On 1/4/21 6:44 AM, Mike Hammett wrote:
What makes the most sense is the underlying OS does the work and not each individual app.

The underlying OS gets these alerts from some aggregator that collects this information from all jurisdictions.

Doing it at the app layer seems foolish.

That probably makes sense generally, but for things like earthquakes which have tight requirements (= < 10 seconds), you probably need specialized apps.


Mike