Re: Sigh. 16 years ago today.
On 10/15/2014 23:42, Rodney Joffe wrote:
I posted this to Facebook a while ago: From NANOG Subject: Sigh. 16 years ago today. https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2468.txt [Ed. note: The man being remembered was important, and in ways, still is. But I mention it also because it points out that whereas we bang our heads against soul-less monoliths, it seems, in the early days it was a really small, close-knit group that brought this Internet thing out of the labs and stood it up and made it play in remarkably productive ways.] -- The unique Characteristics of System Administrators: The fact that they are infallible; and, The fact that they learn from their mistakes. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes
On Oct 15, 2014, at 23:20 , Larry Sheldon <larrysheldon@cox.net> wrote:
On 10/15/2014 23:42, Rodney Joffe wrote:
I posted this to Facebook a while ago:
From NANOG
Subject: Sigh. 16 years ago today.
https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2468.txt
[Ed. note: The man being remembered was important, and in ways, still is. But I mention it also because it points out that whereas we bang our heads against soul-less monoliths, it seems, in the early days it was a really small, close-knit group that brought this Internet thing out of the labs and stood it up and made it play in remarkably productive ways.]
In many ways, today, it is a larger and more diverse group, but the bottom line is that behind all those peering relationships, NANOG conferences, ARIN meetings, etc. are a dedicated group of engineers just trying to keep it all functional. Owen
-- The unique Characteristics of System Administrators:
The fact that they are infallible; and,
The fact that they learn from their mistakes.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes
At the time he died I was just being introduced to Internet, and first read his name when reading rfc 821. I had never really heard of Jon Postel's legacy until a remembrance on this list some years back which is when I added a reminder to my calendar. Every year it reminds me that "*if I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.*" D. Oplerno is built upon empowering faculty and students -- Daniël W. Crompton <daniel.crompton@gmail.com> <http://specialbrands.net/> <http://specialbrands.net/> http://specialbrands.net/ <http://twitter.com/webhat> <http://www.facebook.com/webhat> <http://plancast.com/webhat> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/redhat> On 16 October 2014 20:18, Owen DeLong <owen@delong.com> wrote:
On Oct 15, 2014, at 23:20 , Larry Sheldon <larrysheldon@cox.net> wrote:
On 10/15/2014 23:42, Rodney Joffe wrote:
I posted this to Facebook a while ago:
From NANOG
Subject: Sigh. 16 years ago today.
https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2468.txt
[Ed. note: The man being remembered was important, and in ways, still is. But I mention it also because it points out that whereas we bang our heads against soul-less monoliths, it seems, in the early days it was a really small, close-knit group that brought this Internet thing out of the labs and stood it up and made it play in remarkably productive ways.]
In many ways, today, it is a larger and more diverse group, but the bottom line is that behind all those peering relationships, NANOG conferences, ARIN meetings, etc. are a dedicated group of engineers just trying to keep it all functional.
Owen
-- The unique Characteristics of System Administrators:
The fact that they are infallible; and,
The fact that they learn from their mistakes.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes
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