Remember how we got here

Dan Gillmor has a thought (mostly fit) for a Sunday... Remembering the People Who Give Back to the Net.

Professor Farber added the following when he sent it to the IP list:

I would like to amplify Dan's comments and remember all the people who contributed to the early days of the net and the IETF -- not because their companies paid them but because they believed in the vision. They were the real pioneers and richly deserve credit for what they did. They made a "contribution to humanity" that is largely unrecognized and unacknowledged.

I agree.

To all of the nameless people (many who are now gone) who had to fight (in many ways) to make what we enjoy today possible, you have my thanks and deep gratitude.