The Internet as Design Principle- October 9, 2006 People tend to think of the Internet in terms of the Web but the real importance is in the basic End-to-End philosophy. You build applications at the edge of the network and don't make unnecessary assumptions about what's in the middle.Two news items reminded me of the gap between traditional practice and what is possible.The first was a television show about a series of burglaries. The technique was simple -- cut the alarm and phone wires so that the robbery can't be reported. The other is the.http://www.satn.org/2006_10_08_archive.html#116035383643022772 |