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Tom Petch
From: "Kevin Loch" <kloch(_at_)hotnic(_dot_)net>
Cc: <nanog(_at_)merit(_dot_)edu>; <ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org>
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.
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