Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer
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On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 06:12:53PM -0500, rlharris@oplink.net wrote:
> On Sat, October 17, 2015 4:58 pm, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > And contrary to Debian Mailing List CoC ...
>
> Speaking of the Code of Conduct, a matter of much greater import is a
> severe constraint which is being forced upon e-mail users in general by
> the stupid and widespread practice of (1) associating an e-mail account
> with a cellular telephone number and (2) configuring so-called
> "smartphones" to sound an alert when a e-mail is received.
E-mail has never been in the interest of Big Corp: it's fairly
decentralized, has stable, open standards which are not totally
decommoditized[1] and it kinda works. Can't be really monetized
(at least not with a high margin).
You'll see Big Corp trying to (and perhaps succeeding in) kill e-mail,
starting by implementing horrendous clients (Outlook, anyone) and
MTAs (won't name names here). This very company is running around
my employer (a biggish company too) croaking "Mail is dead!" "Use Tah
Cloud!". Well, duh.
The case you mention above is just another brick in this wall.
Regards
[1] http://www.levien.com/free/decommoditizing.html
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