[NTLUG:Discuss] OT: Introduction and Recommendations

[Chris Cox]

Kenneth Loafman wrote:
> Chris Cox wrote:
>> Jeff Miller wrote:
>>> Running your own servers is not out of the question with FIOS, you just
>>> can't run them on port 80.  I know of at least one person that is running
>>> their own server on Verizon's FIOS.
>> My worries are with the rumor mill and things that Verizon has said they
>> "might" do.  But you know, lately, they're all talking up a storm about
>> how each is going to restrict this/that... so much for net neutrality.
> 
> The reason Net Neutrality is going down the tubes is that programmers,
> scientists, and others that produce tools and products for the computer
> are notoriously non-political and the average user does not care.  If we
> actively got involved with the politics we could turn this thing around.

There's some truth there... then again, like any service that is essentially
monopolized, there might not be much we can do though.

Feel free to suggest good ways to "get involved".

With regards to political impact, if we tell our legislatures that it
might interrupt their porn downloads or that they won't be able to
effectively communicate with their favorite page's facebook... then
they'll probably stop and take notice.

:)