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Who Will Control the Software That Powers the Internet?
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Re: Who Will Control the Software That Powers the Internet?
#22It's unclear to me if the person who wrote "who controls the Internet" has ever interacted with core internet infrastructure at the router, BGP, major transit and transport service provider ISP level. I find it very hard to take seriously prognostication from persons who've never been responsible for even a small sized ASN. Persons I do take seriously when they prognosticate on the future of the Internet: The individ…
I think he's talking about a layer up.
He has a bit of a point.
In practical terms, if you want to purchase something on the internet or get an email address you'll interact with companies/platforms he alludes to.
Thankfully email is open enough so you have a lot of choices up to installing your own server. But purchasing something is all tied up.
Re: Who Will Control the Software That Powers the Internet?
#23It's unclear to me if the person who wrote "who controls the Internet" has ever interacted with core internet infrastructure at the router, BGP, major transit and transport service provider ISP level. I find it very hard to take seriously prognostication from persons who've never been responsible for even a small sized ASN. Persons I do take seriously when they prognosticate on the future of the Internet: The individ…
There was a recent post from an A16Z insider that basically made it clear that they are nothing more than a media house with VC capabilities. This is probably why the person writing it doesn't make much sense to you.
Re: Who Will Control the Software That Powers the Internet?
#24It's unclear to me if the person who wrote "who controls the Internet" has ever interacted with core internet infrastructure at the router, BGP, major transit and transport service provider ISP level. I find it very hard to take seriously prognostication from persons who've never been responsible for even a small sized ASN. Persons I do take seriously when they prognosticate on the future of the Internet: The individ…
There was a recent post from an A16Z insider that basically made it clear that they are nothing more than a media house with VC capabilities. This is probably why the person writing it doesn't make much sense to you.
I just had a good chuckle looking at the top google result for a16z, the tagline of their own website is:
"Andreessen Horowitz | Software Is Eating the World"
I don't disagree with that as a statement, but it's such a funny premise to put as the MAIN THING for your big serious VC website.
Re: Who Will Control the Software That Powers the Internet?
#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
1. We need a clear separation between system programs and application programs, so that a user can install the latest version of Python without it ever colliding with the outdated version of Python that the OS uses internally. The user shouldn't even need to be aware of the existence of the other Python. 2. The default way to install third-party application software shouldn't depend on repositories or servers. It sho…
Sounds like you just want..... Windows? But an open source version?
We already have reactOS for that
Re: Who Will Control the Software That Powers the Internet?
#26Always funny to see these seemingly thought provoking articles from VCs and startup people as if people haven't already been talking about these same ideas for years.
Congrats, a12345z, you finally realized it.
Re: Who Will Control the Software That Powers the Internet?
#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
There was a recent post from an A16Z insider that basically made it clear that they are nothing more than a media house with VC capabilities. This is probably why the person writing it doesn't make much sense to you.
I just had a good chuckle looking at the top google result for a16z, the tagline of their own website is: "Andreessen Horowitz | Software Is Eating the World" I don't disagree with that as a statement, but it's such a funny premise to put as the MAIN THING for your big serious VC website.
That quote is what made a16z. It's the cornerstone of their image, it seems they are riding that quote into the ground.
If you are interested in having some more laughs, this is the full story: https://www.newcomer.co/p/the-unauthorized-story-of-andreess...
Re: Who Will Control the Software That Powers the Internet?
#28Cloudflare.
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
What problems are those?
1. We need a clear separation between system programs and application programs, so that a user can install the latest version of Python without it ever colliding with the outdated version of Python that the OS uses internally. The user shouldn't even need to be aware of the existence of the other Python. 2. The default way to install third-party application software shouldn't depend on repositories or servers. It sho…
So... Windows 10 I feel fits those criteria?
Re: Who Will Control the Software That Powers the Internet?
#30It's unclear to me if the person who wrote "who controls the Internet" has ever interacted with core internet infrastructure at the router, BGP, major transit and transport service provider ISP level. I find it very hard to take seriously prognostication from persons who've never been responsible for even a small sized ASN. Persons I do take seriously when they prognosticate on the future of the Internet: The individ…
When I worked at one of the biggest ISP's in the world we got extremely despondent when https and other end-2-end encryptions became the standard because we were then unable to understand what traffic was on the wires. For ISPs and network providers now everything is just bits, and it's all commodity. The service layer is now implemented by clients.