In Message Mon, 1 Mar 93 21:48:39 -0500, Theodore Ts'o <Athena.MIT.EDU!tytso@netcomsv.netcom.com> writes:

Well, let's see.... the most recent assumption I disagreed with was the claim that we could implement full-fledged postive reputation filters, complete with the use of RSA, and deploy it on the Usenet in some sort of time-frame less than ten years out

So this doesn't seem possible to you, does it? 10 years to me seems more than enough time to design the code and implement it in key places like USENET and mailing lists. 10 years AGO we were happy to have the tiny 5 1/4" floppy disk as opposed to the 8". Now we have flopptical and WORM.. Perhaps the world of mainframes moves slower than the rest of the world.. but that doesn't matter because in 10 years the many PCs will be on the internet with ISDN with plenty of free cycles to maintain [or consult] a database of positive reputations.

Fundamentally, however, there's the basic assumption that anarchy per se is good; ... however, complete and total anarchy goes far beyond what I believe is a reasonable or realistic way to run a society

It's not a way to RUN a society... it just happens.

that's basically a "might makes right" form of government.

Isn't that what we have now? If the DEA busted down your door could you defend yourself? If NSA wants to waste more of your money do they ask you? Because we have rules I think people are misled into thinking it's fair. Society will ALWAYS be a "might makes right" way of life.. the "might" is not necissarily physical power but it's still might. TTFN. DrZaphod [AC/DC] / [DnA][HP] [drzaphod@ncselxsi.uucp] Technicolorized