[LINK] Link's Influence

[Antony Barry]

> From: Geoff Huston <gih at apnic.net>
> Date: 28 March 2007 5:00:58 PM
> To: Roger Clarke <Roger.Clarke at xamax.com.au>, Link list  
> <link at anu.edu.au>
> Subject: Re: Fwd: [LINK] Link's Influence
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>> A copy of the oldest one I have is below - which is a memento in  
>> its own right.
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>>> Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1993 16:41:11 +1100
>>> From: Geoff Huston <G.Huston at aarnet.edu.au>
>>> To: link at wombat.anu.edu.au, e.wainwright at nla.gov.au
>>> Subject: Re: National Networked Applications Strategy
>>> Cc: tony at info.anu.edu.au
>>>
>>> Eric,
>>>
>>> Thanks for your note
>>>
>>>> 1.     Public access to electronic information/community networking
>>>>        - At national level
>>>>                - Get selected journalists informed and fed with  
>>>> Internet
>>>>                  materials/stories
>>>
>>> evidently the Internet is a cover story in this week's Time  
>>> magazine!
>>>
>>> geoff
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> Ah yes, I remember it well!
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> In many ways the steps we've gone through in this country are  
> precisely the same as elsewhere. Same wins, same stuff ups, same  
> inanities, same infrequent bursts of real innovative brilliance.
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> So to what extent there is an element of real ability to create a  
> outcome that is unique, then we've not really deviated from a more  
> general path to any great extent here in Australia. Whatever  
> influence has been wielded anywhere its evidently not created  
> significantly different outcomes in terms of the networked  
> landscape here.
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> However, of real value as far as I can see, the folk on this list  
> have been more fearless at times for calling issues in an honest  
> and forthright manner than anyone else has been prepared to! If  
> that form of direct honesty is "influential" then that's all the  
> better!
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> regards,
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>   Geoff
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