[AusNOG] AAB Statement

[Curtis Bayne]

http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/359080/nbn_3_0_our_reply_alliance_affordable_broadband/

I love this bit:

"In your letter you mentioned that the Labor NBN plan has "failed to convince". That may be the case for some who hold similar views as yourselves, but until you are able to answer the above questions (and those we haven't included) the same accusation can and should be levelled against your suggested plan. Your plan may simply be a proof of concept to show that an alternative to the NBN is possible, but we look forward to seeing mature, formulated business plan that can replace Labor's current rollout as it stands from day one. "

It's interesting how we've got to provide a "mature, formulated business plan", but when you're getting 1Gbps pr0n to your house, napkin math with no forseeable ROI is enough.

Bah, reporters.

-----Original Message-----
From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net on behalf of Mark Smith
Sent: Thu 9/2/2010 8:55 AM
To: Andrew Fort
Cc: ausnog at ausnog.net List
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] AAB Statement
 
On Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:19:30 +1000
Andrew Fort <afort at choqolat.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 7:50 PM, Mark Smith
> >
> > I think it'd be pretty short sighted to assume that the commonly run
> > applications of today are going to the same in the future.
> >
> 
> You mean, like email and file transfer? :)
> 

When I first started using the Internet in the early 90s, I generally
think usenet news was probably the most popular application, with email
and FTP being close seconds. 

The recent resurgence in usenet is only really as a substitute for file
transfers. usenet for what it was originally designed for is
effectively dead.

Regards,
Mark.
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