On Oct 15, 2014, at 23:20 , Larry Sheldon <larryshel...@cox.net> wrote:
> On 10/15/2014 23:42, Rodney Joffe wrote: >> https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2468.txt >> > > 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
