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In article <jYtQq*mm0@kink.UUCP> hugh@kink.UUCP (Hugh D. Gamble) writes:
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>In article <jstewart.702312725@cunews>, John Stewart writes:
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>> A Freenet would therefore be funded by the local government, perhaps with
>> additional contributions from other local organizations that make use of
>> the Freenet to distribute information.
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>I've got a better idea.  Keep the @#$%ing govenrment out of it so the wrong
>people don't have to pay for it, and to keep everybody from paying too much
>for it.

I agree with what you are saying...quite often gov't involvement is conducive
to lack of care wrt spending, etc...I would say that a private individual(s)
would be much more interested in the success of their venture...

>>On a more practical note, anyone who has some kind of PC for accessing a
>public access site with, has most if not all of the hardware they need to
>run their own site.  There are scads of good folks both willing and able
>to provide technical assistance and teach them how to set up and run one.

Quite correct!  I have a meager 25Mhz-386 at home that I am going to (In
a fit of insanity) eventually open up to the general public in two forms..
one is a public access unix site and the other will be some form of BBS
type software for the bubblegum crowd.  ;-)  We'll see.  The weirdest thing
is that I have confidence in Linux with providing the OS base.  Seems pretty
stable right now...although I am fighting alot with the GNU cc...anyway call
me crazy, but I want to do it...

>And, at least in the civilized areas of Ontario (you know, with electricity
>and telephones :-) there are lots of small public access sites people can
>sign up to.

Yeh, I think that there is one here in waterloo, but I haven't talked with
him lately...

>Nothing is free and not all access is equal to a direct internet link.
>Anyone can have as much connectivity has they are willing to pay for,
>or get someone else to pay for in their behalf.

No, definately not!  I need more memory, hard drive, a T1000 (or 3000),
and a couple more phonelines...this costs lots of real dollars...but hey!
I figure it gives me more time to polish my skills before opening up for
real....I may also have to request stipends from my users...whether or not
they'll cough up is another story....oh and I guess there is some uunet
costs involved as well...not entirerly clear on that one...

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>> John Stewart -- Computing and Communications Services, Carleton University
>> Internet: jstewart@ccs.carleton.ca or Mr.Canoehead@algonquin.carleton.ca  
>> "My Canada includes Quebec"
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"My Canada is a great country..."

(What is this rehetoric about the states???)