Answer to: 'drygol'
1.- I do not agree with your comment:
drygol said:
If THEY turn off the light there will be no Internet anyway so we need to learn how to communicate on a different level.
I live thanks to banks. One thing is clear: the 50% of transactions are online today. It is a critical tool on a day to day basis to reduce costs, also as an strategic channel to interact with customers.
On another front a lot of government measures today in European Union are targeting Internet. One is that companies with services to transports food. It is precise in 2010+ to locate any vehicle via GIS (geospatial information system, geographic location). The reason is that any 'food crisis' (similar to crazy cows) must be stopped using these services (locating we're the food is, which truck, and which location). Companies on logistics business have a 24 hour margin to answer European Union inquiries. At the same on a 'stage 2' it is required to keep this service online via Web. So the government can obtain this data on real time. Recently a friend comments me that this is also happening with e-bill management and online availability. There is something targeting also on 2010+ to push companies to move on the e-bill. The goal is to eliminate paper forever. I think that in the long term goverment will request tax information and company expenses through an online service.
My humble opinion: the electronic net is here to stay, forever. The issue here is not shut it down, it is to control it.
2.- I do agree with your comment:
drygol said:
It is important to network but not so literally - rather to work together as i see it.
Nonetheless: I shared some comments here on this forum with a nice australian guy (about an herb and an online pharmacy). This is simply not possible without an electronic network.
Personal contact is great, I am starting to connects dots with several people in the real life. Perhaps my awareness is increasing. Nonetheless without Internet I cannot access most of you.
3.- I do agree with your comment about distributions and the mention of Gentoo.
drygol said:
about Gentoo , I am a user of it for 6 years now and know that it is not so secure as it used to be.
I am not an expert, but I trust on people that demonstrate me their higher knowledge in specific areas. A top security expert confirmed me that no system is secure (not even Gentoo). Nonetheless his recommendation was: Gentoo or Debian. And both with a very minimal installation, starting from scratch compiling old source code files known to have NO open bugs at all.
Hugs,
Jordi