[pp.int.general] how do you feel about net neutrality?

[David Arcos]

On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 5:30 PM, Helmut Pozimski <mailinglist at pozimski.eu>wrote:
(...)

> > Again, QoS vs net neutrality.
> > Don't never allow them to confuse you with this terms. QoS is necessary
> and
> > has always been done.
> Where has it been done to the internet? I can only find some research
> projects
> and drafts. I am sure that it isn't being done in Germany at the moment and
> I
> believe everyon trying to do this would face serious resistance from all
> over
> the country.


QoS, traffic shaping, firewalling, etc. They have been used since the
beginning.
More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Network_performance

You are right, though: technical measures can also be abused.
"no-net-neutrality" measures can be "camouflaged" as QoS.

But QoS is not inherently "evil": network neutrality is about censorship,
QoS isn't.

-- 
David Arcos
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